Question

What were the social causes behind the struggle of 1857??? ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

अंग्रजों ने उस समय जो नये कारतूस बनाये थे उनमे बारूद के साथ साथ गाय और सूअर की चर्बी भी मिली होती थी और उन कारतूसों को मुँह से खोलना होता था

चूँकि गाय हिंदुओं में पवित्र मानी जाती है और सूअर मुस्लिमों में हराम

तो अंग्रजों के इस कदम ने हिन्दू और मुस्लिम दोनों समाज की भावनाओं को आहत किया

जो 1857 की क्रांति की एक बड़ी सामाजिक वजह बनी।

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

SOCIAL REASONS-

1. Social development

Initially, British did not want to interfere in the social life of Indians but the British conquest of India was followed very quickly by Western influence on Indian society. Many changes began to appear. In some cases, the Western influence became useful but the conservative society was not in readiness to accept such new ideas. The Britishers engaged in the administration became rude and arrogant towards Indians and cursed the Indian traditions. This led to discontent among Indian. They said that the Hindus were barbarians and the Muslims as bigots, cruel and faithless.  

2. Partial treatment

The Britishers engaged in the administration became rude and arrogant towards Indians. They said that the Hindus were barbarians and the Muslims as bigots, cruel and faithless. They committed indiscriminate criminal assaults on the Indians. The European judges could try cases of English criminal and as such awarded light or no punishment to them.

3. Abolition of many Indian traditions

William Bentinck introduced many social reforms like Sati system etc. but to the orthodox Indians those reforms were unwanted. Orthodox Indians complained that the Government has no right to interfere with the Hindu social customs. The reform of Dalhousie like widow remarriage shocked many conservative Indians greatly.

4. Western Education

The Western education began to spread. It influenced educated Indians. They began to criticise the orthodox. There began a silent mental hostility between the conservative and the progressive Indians. Many started believing the Britishers as enemies. Gradually a social discontent began to grow. John William Kaye, the English historian, regarded Dalhousie’s encouragement of female education as one of the causes of the mutiny.

5. Poverty

As British had taken away pensions and titles from many Indians, India’s poverty began to grow rapidly. Abeysmal poverty became the fate of India for all these factors. Thus the pre-British rich India turned an economically backward in every respect. That accelerated the incoming of this historic event.