Why did British rule India for 200 years?
Almost everyone in India knows this by heart — Britishers ruled India for 200 years. We got rid of them in 1947 and Robert Clive won the battle of Plassey in 1757, so that is a neat 190 years. In fact, the suppression of the 1857 revolt is when the rule really consolidated and officially passed to the British Empire.
Did British ruled India for 200 years?
British rule ended nearly 200 years later with Jawaharlal Nehru’s famous speech on India’s “tryst with destiny” at midnight on 14 August 1947. Two hundred years is a long time.
How many years did the British rule in India last?
There is a myth of 200 years of British rule in India, but it is 190 years because we got rid of them in 1947 and they came in 1757 (Robert Clive won the battle of Plassey in 1757 over Bengal – a major province/kingdom in India).
What would have happened if India had never been a country?
1) First thing first, there would not have been a President as the head of Indian state, rather a Governor general or viceroy (a person with British origin) would have been the supreme authority. 3) There would have been almost no place for India in bureaucracy or diplomacy. 4) Pakistan would have been a part of India.
Would India be a third world nation without the British rule?
Therefore, India may not have been a “third world” nation in the first place, had the British never ruled the country. It can be assumed that we would not have to deal with the devastating destitution had we n0t have to start off from a point where the British had left us almost economically barren.
What if India was still under the hands of the British?
36) India would still be using 2G networks and there would have been very less technological advancement. 37) Since India was still under the hands of the British, this means two scenario could have existed.