MODERN INDIA

Modern 20th Century India

Table of Contents

Introduction1

Discussion3

Subhas Chandra Bose3

Jawaharlal Nehru4

The Indian Struggle and The Discovery of India7

Conclusion12

References14

Modern 20th Century India

Introduction

The British colonial presence in India extended from the 17th century through 1947, and British rule during that time gradually increased to the point where India had become completely subservient to British economic and military interests. The British maintained an exploitative system supported and justified by racist sentiments; however, some democratic institutions, education, and economic infrastructure also developed and flourished during the Raj. It is a fact, that due to these sweeping changes, there were millions of Indians living without any direct contact with the British. Thus, these one was virtually powerless to influence the processes that affected their daily lives.

The mid-nineteenth century marked in India by the great revolt of 1857. Recruited mainly among the Indian high castes and certain ethnic minorities, "sepoys" soldiers under the command of British officers, were originally in and by feudal princes took the lead, but they also won the miserable peasants and the urban population. Despite ferocious repression British Army, who burned entire villages and cut off all the men took over a year to overcome the major centers of resistance and, until 1859, she had to cope with small detachments of insurgents who were still resisting.

Thus, 1857 can be viewed at a time interval between the eras of British rule. Before the intifada, particularly during the eighteenth century, the East India Company, that consisted of few commercial companies, multinationals, plagued by corruption and beset by greed. Thus, it leads to the spread of poverty in the regions of India that was blessed with a level of prosperity as well as to the destruction of a number of industries, trades and civil institutions.

It was cleared that Indian society was not comfortable with the presence of British in their boundaries because British was ruling two third of the whole continent while some small states were ruling the third part of the continent. The British own "divide and conquer" in British India as a means to prevent the uprising against the Raj. Under these conditions, the dissociation between Hindus and Muslims took place. The first step towards the independence of India and democracy of western style was the appointments which were taken by Indian councilors in order to recommend the viceroy of British for the foundation of provincial councils. The participation by the advisers in the legislative councils was expanded later.

Since 1920, leaders like Gandhi began an accepted mass movement to crusade in opposition to British rule basically by using diplomatic methods. Some of the other ground-breaking approach copied by leaders of India includes militant revolutionary activities against British rule. Profound impact of Gandhi in India and the ability of Gandhi through which he gained popularity completely awake the peoples of sub continent made a powerful impact in the struggle of independence. The main aim for which Gandhi started a movement was to deteriorate the textile industry of British and orchestrating an expression to the ...