Question

why were Indian sepoys and farmers unhappy with the British rule?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Indian sepoys were unhappy with the British because : Sepoys were paid quite low wages. They were discriminated on the basis of caste. The new enfield rifle had a cartridge of pork fat which was required to bitten by sepoys to use it further.

Answer 2

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THE INDIAN FARMERS, TRADERS AND RULERS WERE UNHAPPY WITH THE BRITISH RULE BECAUSE THERE WAS DISCONNECT AMONG ALL INDIANS. THE BRITISH CONVERTED INDIA INTO A RICH SOURCE OF RAW MATERIALS FOR THE INDUSTRIES IN BRITAIN.

☆ AFTER THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, THERE WERE MANY BIG COTTON MILLS IN ENGLAND BUT THERE PRODUCTION WAS LOW AS THEY COULD NOT PRODUCE COTTON DUE TO THE COLD CLIMATE. COTTON GROWS WELL IN WARM CLIMATE AND BLACK SOIL WHICH WAS READLY AVAILABLE IN INDIA. SO, THE BRITISH STARTED BUYING THE COTTON PRODUCED BY INDIAN FARMERS AT A VERY LOW PRICE.

☆ THE BRITISH ALSO NEEDED INDIGO, A BLUE POWDER USED IN ENGLAND FOR DYEING THE CLOTH PRODUCED BY THEIR MILLS. SO, THEY FORCED THE FARMERS IN BIHAR TO GROW INDIGO. THOUGHT THE FARMERS DID NOT WANT TO GROW INDIGO AS THEY NEEDED TO GROW FOOD GRAINS TO FEED THEMSELVES, THEY WERE FORCED TO GROW AND SELL INDIGO TO THE BRITISH AT A VERY LOW PRICE.

☆ THE INDIAN COTTAGE INDUSTRY WAS ALSO A VICTIM OF BRITISH GREED. THE WEAVER OF COTTON AND SIL IN INDIAN WERE FORCED TO SELL THEIR CLOTH ONLY TO THE BRITISH AT THE PRICES FIXED BY THEM. ANYONE FOUND SELLING HIS CLOTH TO A TRADER OTHER THAN THE BRITISH WAS SEVERALLY PUNISHED. SLOWLY, THE INDIAN HANDLOOM INDUSTRY WAS FORCED TO SHUT DOWN.

☆ THE BRITISH DID NOT SPARE EVEN THE NAWABS AND KINGS OF INDIA. DURING BRITISH RULE, THE NAWABS AND KINGS HAD NO REAL POWER IN THEIR HANDS. THE BRITISH VERY CLEVERLY MADE LAWS THROUGH WHICH THEY COULD TAKE OVER THE KINGDOMS OF THESE KINGS. ONE SUCH LAW WAS "THE DOCTRINE OF LAPSE" WHICH SAID THAT IF A KING DIED WITHOUT A CHILD, HIS KINGDOM WOULD BE TAKEN OVER BY THE BRITISH. THIS IS WHAT THEY DID TO RANI LAXMI BAI, THE BRAVE QUEEN OF JHASHI WHO DID NOT HAVE A SON. THE BRITISH ALSO OCCUPIED THE STATES OF SATARA AND NAGPUR UNDER THIS POLICY. WHENEVER A STATE WAS OCCUPIED BY THE BRITISH, THE INDIAN SOLDIERS IN THAT STATE LOST THEIR JOBS.

THUS THE INDIAN FARMERS, WEAVERS, TRADERS, NAWABS AND KINGS WERE ALL UNHAPPY WITH THE BRITISH RULE.

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