Imperialism in India :: European Europe History

Imperialism in IndiaBritish imperialism on India had many positive and negative affects on both the mother country, Britain and the colony, India. Many people would consider which effects were more than prominent in these countries and some would agree that they were equal. But in both cases there were actu exclusivelyy both. In India the British colonization had more positive affects than negative. For Instance, When the British colonized India they built 40,000 miles of railroad and 70,000 miles of paved roadway. As a result the British made it much easier to travel across India. some other good affect that the British had on India was the jump in agriculture, through large scale irrigation works. About 30 million acres were put into cultivation. industrialisation had also begun. Because of all these reasons almost no famine existed in British colonial India. The English also built many institutions in India and setup a productive government. They have framed wise laws and have established courts of justice(The Economic History Of India Under Early British Rule). In addition to all these positive affects, Britain also linked India to the modern world through modern science and modern thought. However, where the is good there has to be bad. British colonization of India had its drawbacks. As the great Mohandas Gahndi once said You English committed one supreme crime against my people. For a hundred years you have done everything for us. You have condition us no responsibility for our own government. At first glance this may seem like a positive effect but Ghandi did not intend it to be. Because even though it was a good thing that England setup a government in India they turned it into a burden because they did not permit any natives into the important positions. They mommied the Indians if you will. Another negative effect England had on India was the breaking up of traditional industries. Prior to Britain colonizing India there were many more divers co nsummate labors. Such as shipbuilding, metalwork, glassblowing, and paper making. With the break up there was a noticeable rise in the unemployment India. India was not the only country affected by the annex to the British empire though. This annexation affected Great Britain as well. Although the effects were not as devastating they still caused some change. But boilersuit Britain definitely benefited from the colony of India. They got more raw materials and they also got more land.