India celebrates the 150th anniversary next year of the Indian mutiny or "first war of independence", when Indian soldiers of the British army rebelled against their colonial masters. Conventional ...

During the Mutiny of 1857, the last widespread ... The other British face toward India has been liberal, reformist, seeking to redress imperialism’s economic and personal ravages.

The employed several administrative, economic, and social strategies. The British ruled significant portions of India directly through the British Raj, while numerous princely states were granted ...

Once the British Raj was established in 1858. after the first war of Independence in 1857 ... British rule in India was not a gesture of benevolence, but rather a systematic exploitation of ...

leading to widespread exploitation and economic disparity. Economic Overhaul The Mughals encouraged trade and handicrafts, making India a leading global economy. The British deindustrialized local ...