As much as I detest British imperialism, had there been no British invasion, there wouldn't possibly have been an "India". Why? Because, at that time, no political entity called "India" existed in this part of the world. The only thing which came close to the concept of modern India was the Mughal Empire (even that was not termed "India") and it too was in its last stage, on the verge of ejecting out a gazillion of small kingdoms- one exclusively for the Marathas, one exclusively for Mysore, one for Bengal, one for Kashmir, one for Punjab and so on. We weren't teeming with wealth either. The Third Battle of Panipath in 1761, between the Marathas/Mughal Empire and Ahmed Shah Abdali had rudely shaken the foundation of our economy, and though it was still one of the richest in the world, it would have collapsed some day or the other due to there being no strong army to give it protection against foreign invasions.
Corruption was rampant as well, and the Mughal administrative system was corrupted to the hilt. Also, the later Mughals, after Akbar, had zero religious tolerance. "Jiziah" tax abolished by Akbar was reimposed on Hindus, and destruction of temples were pretty common during Aurangzeb's rule. For the record, it was because of a Hindu named Mohanlal's elevation to the position of Diwan, that Mir Zafar, the chief aide to Nawab Siraj-ud-daula of Bengal defected to the side of the British, and dethroned the Nawab in the Battle of Plassey in 1757, a battle which has been described by historians as something which gave the British foothold in India for the first time and ultimately paved the way for their invasion of the entire country.
So basically, had there been no British invasion, we probably would have been stuck in a time wrap, like present-day Africa, with there being no unity whatsoever amongst the various political forces. Not that I'm defending British imperialism. I still hate and despise the way they looted and plundered this country, but I guess it's indirectly because of them that we are a politically stable, democratic country today and not some nation like Saudi Arabia, North Korea or Somalia.
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AngryPixel said:
So many people have died only because some british kunts(give me infraction for that i don't care coz what they did was unforgivable)
Don't you think that the British just took advantage of the Hindu-Muslim divide that already was in existence at that time? To get a hint of how stark the divide became in the 19th century itself, try reading some analytical essays on Sayed Ahmed Khan and Aligarh University over the net. You can also google Morle-Minto reforms of 1909 to know exactly why it put the seal of approval on separate electorate for Muslims.
. So many people have died only because some british kunts(give me infraction for that i don't care coz what they did was unforgivable) decide to separate a great nation. Wasn't all the treasures that you have looted not enough
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