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Literature in India During British Rule

Literature in India During British Rule! 1. Bengali Literature: Before the impact of the West, the Bengali literature had two distinct sources—that of the learned and the well-to-do, and of the common people. The aristocratic type of literature, that is the former type, was patronised by the Courts, the Chiefs, the landlords. The poets who wrote for the common people [...]

By |2015-09-01T18:21:50+05:30September 1, 2015|Literature|Comments Off on Literature in India During British Rule

Economic Impact of Early British Rule on Indian Trade

Read this article to learn about the economic impact of early British rule on Indian trade. Private Trade: In 1656 Prince Shuja-ud-din, nawab of Bengal, granted the East India Company exemption from payment of the usual customs duty of 2½ % per cent in return for a consolidated payment of Rs.3,000. Murshid Quli Jafar Khan when Governor of Bengal refused [...]

By |2015-09-01T18:22:35+05:30August 31, 2015|British India|Comments Off on Economic Impact of Early British Rule on Indian Trade

Contribution and Impact of British Rule on India

The British rule in India for about 200 years left behind it some permanent imprint in the socio-economic, political and cultural life of Indians. Whatever developments political, administrative economic, social or intellectual-India witnessed during two centuries of British rule here were not planned by the colonial rulers out of any philanthropic mission for the welfare of Indians but were merely [...]

By |2015-08-08T10:20:44+05:30November 29, 2014|British India|Comments Off on Contribution and Impact of British Rule on India
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