Question

What was the divide and rule policy of the british in india?

Answer 1

The strategy of "Divide and Rule" was employed by most imperial powers in Indian subcontinent. The British and French backed various Indian states in conflicts between each other, both as a means of undermining each other's influence and consolidating their authority.

Answer 2

Divide and Rule policy was a policy of the British in which they sowed the seeds of hatred among communities of Hindus and Muslims so that we could not be united and strong enough to fight with the British .

How did they implement the Divide and Rule Policy ?

They implemented the Divide and Rule Policy by the following ways :

• The British Government portrayed the Muslims as plunderers to the Hindus.
• They portrayed Hindu rulers as cruel kings to the Muslim subjects .
• They tried to justify that Bengal was partitioned for creating Muslim majority.
• They gave special aid to Muslim madarsas .
• They tried to spread communal hatred through literature.
• They spread communal hatred through the press .
• They tried to take advantage of the caste system.