1. British unified over 550 princely states into a single entity. 2. They ended Moslem domination in India and liberated Hinddus from 1000-year long subjugation that led to the rise of Hinddu intellectual class who could eventually fight for the freedom of India. 3. British rule prevented India from becoming a BarbaricIslamicState by ending forced conversions to Izzlam by 1800. 4. British built excellent dams, bridges, railways, roads, etc which unheard in the rest of Asia (during 19th century). 5. British opened many universities and colleges in India, which helped Hinddus to rise as an intellectual class. 6. British introduced English helped India to become a software superpower in the world today. 7. British rule considerably weakened the barbaric caste-system, though remnants of the system remain. Even superstitions decreased to a great extent. 8. Due to better medical services, death rate dropped and life-span increased. 9. Railways, postal services, modern education, English medicine, etc rapidly improved the standards and quality of life. 10. It is a myth spread by deceivers that Indian economy was 27% of world economy in 1700. India was much poorer at that time. 11. HHindus were living under complete subjugation of Mozlems. British rule gave great religious freedom to HHindus 12. British rule altogether gave a new direction to Indians who were mired in ignorance, superstitions, caste-barbarity and opened modern era
Re: British rule was golden era in Indian History!
by MISSIONARY on Dec 09, 2017 03:14 PM
13. British Neutralized Mozlem Rulers in India and restored religious freedom, though many do not want to agree.
14. Even in 1857-58 mutiny, British killed mostly mozlems (nearly 1 million) and only 200,000 HHindus were killed.
15. British built railways to efficiently transport goods to ports in India, but they also allowed Indian public to travel in trains, though not in the whites-only compartments.
16. British build several colleges and universities. It is incorrect to state that British education was set only raise 3-level clerks to serve the British. Even during British rule many Indians rose to the levels of officers, commanders, generals, etc.
17. They gave an equitable Justice system (even though a minority British citizens, less than 1%, living India enjoyed special status).
18. Indians live in a sort of self-delusion---always believing Indian culture is great, Indian knowledge is superior, Indian history is 4 billion year-old, .... In fact, Indians never had the habit of writing down history. Most Indian history & scriptures we read are based on myths, fantasies and fictions.
19. Shashi Taroor is half-educated and half-ignorant. He belongs that school of thinking which says, 'we fought against British for freedom and won. So all those before like Mxlim rulers were better.'
20. I accept that though HHinduism develops porous, impractical and somewhat idiotic mentality, HHinduism is far better than Izzzlam which develops brutal, crude and inflexible mind
Re: British rule was golden era in Indian History!
by Vidyut Shenoy on Dec 09, 2017 03:29 PM
Absolute bull. When were the Brits or missionaries ever altruistic or even worried about natives? Dont spread such canard. They did what was good for them, and not because they cared for natives.
Re: British rule was golden era in Indian History!
by bishwajit mukherji on Dec 09, 2017 03:41 PM
Sorry MISSIONARY The British did not "gave a new direction to Indians" because Indians were "mired in ignorance, superstitions, caste-barbarity" but because THAT WAS NOT BRITISH ENOUGH.
Re: British rule was golden era in Indian History!
by DIGAMBAR JOSHI on Dec 09, 2017 06:57 PM
British rule was model but role of the missionaries was to encourage conversions of Hindus into Christians. Britishers were also cruels.
Re: Re: British rule was golden era in Indian History!
by padmanabhan Raghavachari on Dec 09, 2017 08:50 PM
their divide and rule policy was also a model for the Indian politicians and also to the people padmanabhan
Re: British rule was golden era in Indian History!
by ANURAG SHUKLA on Dec 09, 2017 10:01 PM
Aurangzeb history should be read as he was one of longest lived and ruled India.Wikipedia details says that Aurangzeb heart was changing with passage of time and This was Aurangzeb who stopped Britisher around 90 to 100 years till he died.Britisher rule was simple that was divide and rule.When Indian business was deepening Manchester chiminies were set high full of smog.
writer pro-eslamic or in other word anti hindu , whatever has mentioned regarding PM Narendra Modi, writer has not mentioned as PM, SO it is open about his mind set
Re: who is writer ?
by radhakrishna topalle on Dec 09, 2017 03:01 PM
This writer to open his knowldege to Sri Sri Mani Shanker Iyer, who was preaching that authority passed from shehzada to shehzada. By the what is Mr Nrendra D Modi, show some manners call him PM , he may not be PM for u, for us, we've not voted for him , but he is PM of this nation.
