Question

What were the negative and positive impact of british education on india .........6points .......

Answer 1

Positive Impact of Bristish Rule

Political and administrative unity. Uniform laws.Modern press, railways, post.Modern education and ideals.Emergence of educated middle class.

Negative Impact of British Rule

Isolation of Indian villages was broken. What happened in one country began to affect others.People saw their problems had same root.The unpopular actions like Vernacular Press Act of 1778, Ilbert Bill controversy (the effeminate babu was not fit to preside over the trial of a manly £ not could he be expected to honor the dignity of white women as they did not respect women in their own household), Lex Loci Act (which gave christian converts the right to inherit their ancestral property), imposition of income tax in 1860 and raising its rate subsequently, Indian Council Act 1861, government proposal to cut back on funding of higher education in Bengal (and instead to route the funds into elementary education , reducing the maximum age for civil services exam from 21 to 19 and refusing to conduct a simultaneous exam in india, Arms Act of 1878 (which introduced a licensing system but excluded the Eurasians and Europeans from the need of any license), Inland Emigration Act (which condemned the plantation workers to serfdom) worked to bring out the true nature of £ rule in India and also helped in rallying Indians.