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Unit-5 Colonialism - The New Adminstrative System - Pre And Post 1857

The aim of this Unit is to study the pattern and growth of British Administrative System before and after 1857.

Write three areas where the British administration had a hostile attitude towards Indians.





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Written on Apr 24, 2019 6:47:00 PM

The British through their administrative policies, not only drained the wealth from India and established supremacy of Europeans, they followed a deliberate policy of hostility towards Indians. We have already referred to the consequences of British rule in earlier units. Here we will study a few areas where this hostility and anti Indian bias was most pronounced. Education from 1833 onwards the British supported the growth of limited education. However, the establishment of the Universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras gave a new impetus to higher education. But with increasing education the educated Indians developed critical attitude towards the British rule and began organising the national movement. This alarmed the British and they adopted a hostile attitude towards higher education. In Public Services, the British spent huge amounts on army and wars. While fund allocation for health, irrigation, sanitation and public works department was meagre.