Question

Why lord dalhousie is known as the maker of modern lndia?

Answer 1

Lord Dalhousie was appointed as the Governor General of India from 1848-1856. He is known as the maker of the modern India due to following reasons :

● The present system of Education that we follow was firstly proposed by Lord Dalhousie. The anglo vernacular education system is the education system that was started by Dalhousie.

● He started the very first postal stamp system in India by passing Post Office Act, 1854.

● He abolished the practice of Sati and female infanticides by agreeing to the propositions made by Raja Rammohan Roy.

● The present system of IAS was also given by Lord Dalhousie by delegating important powers like justice, police and land revenue to the District Magistrates.

● Introduction of Telegraph in India. First Telegraph system in India being from Calcutta to Agra in 1854.

● He also started the system of PWD- Public Works Department and our country still follows this.

Answer 2

Answer:

Lord Dalhousie is often considered as the founder or maker of modern India. ... He brought in the railway system and postal stamps to India. Railways were used for administrative, strategic and commercial purposes. Along with the introduction of postal stamps, he also introduced over 4,000 telegraph