{"id":55539,"date":"2024-08-13T18:23:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T12:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=55539"},"modified":"2024-08-16T18:18:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T12:48:42","password":"","slug":"success-of-english-in-india","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/docs\/success-of-english-in-india","title":{"rendered":"English Rule in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #ff5e00;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #ffffff;\"><b>English Rule in <\/b><b>India: Origin, Rise &#038; Impact on Indian Heritage<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>India&#8217;s Power Shift: Rise of Indian English Dominance Amid Mughal Decline<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The European interest in India was <\/span><b>primarily a commercial one<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but with the <\/span><b>decline of <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/mughal-emperors-and-mughal-empire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mughal Empire<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>failure of the Indian rulers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to replace it, created a situation of <\/span><b>power vacuum <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which allowed Europeans to interfere in<\/span><b> domestic affairs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and establish their <\/span><b>dominance over India.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In this fierce competition for dominance, two companies led respectively by the <\/span><b>Indian English and the French<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were at the forefront. This led to rivalry between the two where the British emerged victorious.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Indian English Dominance in India: Tactics, Triumphs, and Colonial Legacy<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><b>Better Administrators: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The British utilised <\/span><b>superior naval power<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>divide-and-rule <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">policy, alliances, technological advancements, and <\/span><b>administrative efficiency<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to control sea routes, secure coastal areas, and weaken resistance which led them to success.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Difference in Nature of Companies:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian English company was a <\/span><b>private entity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> whose was quick to take decisions based on the prevailing ground realities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Centralised Control:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> French company was a <\/span><b>government entity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> whose every decision was taken in Paris.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">French officers were <\/span><b>not empowered<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enough to make decisions based on prevailing circumstances.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The decision makers in Paris were <\/span><b>completely disconnected<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the Indian local realities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Nature of Home government: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Glorious Revolution of 1688 in England<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has resulted in the replacement of absolute monarch with a <\/span><b>constitutional monarchy<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand <\/span><b>France<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was governed by<\/span><b> an absolute monarch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which was <\/span><b>not answerable to the people.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This difference in the nature of the government allowed the Indian English Company to <\/span><b>receive timely crucial support <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the government where French government failed to provide similar support to its company<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Impact of European politics: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The French were mostly preoccupied with the <\/span><b>continental matters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which resulted in numerous wars and battles.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So they could not provide the<\/span><b> required suppor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t to their company<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/uk-full-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Kingdom<\/a> was an island<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> situated far from the European mainland so did not suffer any consequence of war and could provide support to its company quickly.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Skillful Diplomacy: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>1758, William Pitt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was the <\/span><b>War Minister of England<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who engaged France in European wars in such a way that France did not get an opportunity to pay attention to his Indian Empire.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from this, he also <\/span><b>kept entangled Prussia with France<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to create a situation where the defeat of the French became certain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><b>Dr. Ishwari Prasad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cThe French failed in India because they had failed in Europe.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Naval Supremacy of the Indian English: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The British had <\/span><b>full control over the sea route <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to India, which facilitated their swift movement to and from India.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They could easily<\/span><b> move troops and supply<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> needed for war and also could block the movement of troops and supply in support of French company<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Superior Leadership of English Company: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian English company was lucky to have the services of a number of capable leaders like <\/span><b>Robert Clive, Hector Munro, Eyre Coote.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These Indian English commanders <\/span><b>fought as a team<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against their enemy company, the French company.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On\u00a0 the other hand, the French failed in providing more <\/span><b>leaders like Dupleix, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the architect of the subsidiary alliance.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Financial Position of the English company: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conquest of Bengal in <\/span><b>1757 after the Battle of Plassey,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provided the Indian English Company with a <\/span><b>huge amount of wealth.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This wealth was used by the Indian English Company to <\/span><b>purchase superior weapons <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and employ the most capable soldiers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This turned the tide against the French in the Battle of supremacy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Selection of Officers Based on Merit: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The British selected officers based on <\/span><b>reliability and skills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rather than <\/span><b>heredity, caste, or clan affiliations.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This allowed them to have<\/span><b> competent and capable leaders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in their ranks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Indian rulers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on the other hand, often appointed administrators and military officers based on caste and personal relations, which sometimes <\/span><b>overlooked merit and ability.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Support from Indian Allies: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The British formed alliances with some <\/span><b>Indian rulers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who saw the British as potential protectors against their rivals.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These alliances provided the British with <\/span><b>military support, local knowledge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and intelligence, further strengthening their position in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Divide and Rule: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The British employed a \u201cdivide and rule\u201d policy by exploiting <\/span><b>religious and cultural differences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> among the Indian population.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This strategy helped them maintain <\/span><b>control over the subcontinent.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>British Rule in Indian English: Consequences, Colonization, and Cultural Impact<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The British had a significant and often controversial impact on India during their colonial rule, which lasted for nearly two centuries.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Destruction of Indian Princely states: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the decline of the French, the British gradually defeated and subjugated Indian powers through <\/span><b>policies like subsidiary alliance, Doctrine of lapse <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and wars like Anglo Mysore wars, Anglo Maratha wars etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Colonisation by the Indian English: Bengal to India, 1765-1858 Journey<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The British gradually colonised India after signing the <\/span><b>Treaty of Allahabad in 1765.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They first colonised the <\/span><b>Bengal region followed by Madras<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and gradually the whole of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And finally in the year 1858, the British government assumed <\/span><b>direct control of India.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Economic ruin by the Indian English: India&#8217;s Decline from Prosperity to Struggle<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Between 1600 and 1871<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the ratio of India\u2019s per capita GDP to that of Britain declined from over <\/span><b>60% to below 15%.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">British land settlement policies like <\/span><b>Permanent settlement, Ryotwari system and Mahalwari system <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">completely<\/span><b> ruined Indian agriculture.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Policy of Commercialisation of Indian agriculture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> further wreaked havoc on the Indian farmers.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eg: Promotion of <\/span><b>Indigo farming in Bihar and Bengal led to Indigo rebellion\u00a0 of 1858<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Destruction of Indian Princely states<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> led to decline in demands of Indian traditional handicrafts which resulted in <\/span><b>deindustrialisation of Indian<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Westernisation of India: Colonial Crossroads and Cultural Shift<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Closer contact of India with Europe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during colonial period led to flow of Western ideas, thoughts and culture in India such as liberty equality, rule of law, dressing sense, food etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coupled with the government <\/span><b>policy of promotion of Indian English education<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it further gave a boost to western ideas, ethos and culture.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Development of Nationalism in India: Colonial Struggles to Freedom 1947<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian rulers lacked unified<\/span><b> political nationalism which was masterfully used <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the British to manipulate them into conflicts with one another.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, all <\/span><b>policies of subjugation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Indians on one hand and promotion of western ideas on the other hand gave <\/span><b>rise to nationalism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India which ultimately resulted in freedom of India in <\/span><b>1947.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Conclusion:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>success of the British<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over the French is a result of a <\/span><b>combination of factors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">Superior naval power of the British<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, along with <\/span><b style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">effective use of alliances and diplomacy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a s<\/span><b style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">trong financial backing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">played a key role in the success of the British over the French.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 97.2907%; height: 395px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr 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