India, the world’s most populous country, is a major economic and political power in South Asia. Known for its vast linguistic, cultural, and geographic diversity, India has a rich history that spans thousands of years, with deep-rooted traditions in philosophy, science, art, and religion. Its large population and vast history mark its economic and cultural importance.
While India’s civilization can be traced to the Harrapan era, that is, 1400 BCE, its modern political boundaries were established in 1947 when it gained independence from British rule. It is now a federal parliamentary democracy with 28 states and 8 union territories, with New Delhi as its capital. India has a democratic system with a multiparty political landscape, with the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party being the two dominant national parties.
As one of the fastest-growing major economies, India is a global hub for technology, manufacturing, and services, while also being an agrarian powerhouse. It is a nuclear-armed state and plays a key role in regional and global geopolitics, maintaining strategic partnerships with various nations.
India is one of the most ethnically and religiously diverse countries in the world, home to multiple religions, sects, castes, and tribes. It has more than ten-thousand languages and hundreds of regional dialects, with Hindi and English serving as the two of the 22 official languages. Despite economic progress, India faces challenges such as poverty, unemployment, and environmental concerns, alongside managing its complex social fabric and regional disparities.
You people are shit.
I have seen much shit in my life but seeing your article is like a whole new thing. What I still don’t understand is the fact the fact why you people promote this shit while you people know the facts that.happen in your day to day life
Hope you will understand!!
If not for British colonization, there will not be one India, one Pakistan and one Bangladesh. That’s a fact. Another bitter truth is that, we are colonizing Kashmir just like British once did
I agree 200%>
Now the country went into the hands of Brown Lords (politicians) from White British lords. During British rule, English rulers were parasites looting wealth from India. Now the elected Brown rulers in India are even great looters robbing the people. There is no change in the life of middle class people then and now.
Check with congressi, they will say Gandhi rule was best. While i do appreciate that time, but more should have done. we should look out for the improvement and npt stick to old mentality. Modi is the new rule for new India.
Reading this encourages the urge to completely destroy Britain, no one even deserve to live, they have humiliated people of every continent, and they still want the discrimination to increase.
I think today’s Brits are in delusion. The need to think pragmatically.u.k is a minor power today. With out the help of nato/ usa they are vulnerable.they are so helpless in dealing with china regarding hongkong issue.in fact individually we all are weak in front of china.internationally we have to collaborate to take on china hegemony.in this scenario who cares what today’s Brits think.
My grandparents and greatgrandparents generation of elders in my family also though that British Rule as well as the Maharajas of India were the best rulers and democracy spoiled India. They always used to tell stories of kindness and justice shown by various Maharajas and British officials to poor and common Indians. Now of course it is a fashion to abuse Britishers in order to show one’s patriotism but the fact is that British as well as Maharajas enjoyed lot of support among common people of all religions and castes in India and if World War 2 would not have happened then the people would have chosen to continue with the same system.
British remain sick at the core…will never change …pathetic lot !
History is written by those who win wars.
And if you are writing it now, you must have trampled on something to consider yourself worthy of defining something you actually know preciously little about.
You may analyse, you may form opinions, yet believe you me, tomorrow shall see a new Victor, a new way of analysing things…new perspectives are born everyday.
So read but make up your own mind – for you are the only victor in that landscape, or should be.
Well said.
Actually because it was a pretty good thing. Maybe the country wouldn’t have been United if they never came. Maybe there would’ve been a lot more difference of language with Portuguese in West, french in South etc. There are a lot of things that other comments have already pointed out. But being an Indian, I agree with those 43%.
Amazing article. Let me assure you, what with the aristocracy and the bloodery as well as several instances of supposedly righteous punishment inflicted on the innocent of their own kin (witch trials under King James), it would not be a out of place thing to quote this here from “History Of The Christian Church (The Complete Eight Volumes In One)” by Philip Schaff – “More Christian blood has been shed by Christians than by heathens and Mohammedans.” However, I do agree with the other comments saying that we in India only proved that we were bad. I can only start naming our faults namely untouchability, caste system, Sati system etc. I daresay our political system, though not all of them, has rogues and knaves; even as Winston Churchill said in his (however out of place and improper) comments. I think British colonialism was pretty bad, though not as bad as it is claimed to be in India. We should move on from brooding over our unchangeable past, and look to our future. Even a small gesture of friendship, as when our PM wished the British PM speedy recovery when he had got Covid-19, would go a long way to forget the colonial past that haunts us.
Amazing article. Let me assure you, what with the aristocracy and the bloodery as well as several instances of righteous punishment inflicted on the innocent of their own kin (witch trials under King James), it would not be a out of place thing to quote this here from “History Of The Christian Church (The Complete Eight Volumes In One)” by Philip Schaff –
“More Christian blood has been shed by Christians than by heathens and Mohammedans.”
However, I do agree with the other comments saying that we in India only proved that we were bad. I can only start naming our faults namely untouchability, caste system, Sati system etc. I daresay our political system, though not all of them, has rogues and knaves; even as Winston Churchill said in his (however out of place and improper) comments.
I think British colonialism was pretty bad, though not as bad as it is claimed to be in India. We should move on from brooding over our unchangeable past, and look to our future. Even a small gesture of friendship, as when our PM wished the British PM speedy recovery when he had got Covid-19, would go a long way to forget the colonial past that haunts both us and the British.
MoSh fooling R SS an whole India to benefits AmbaAdaNI. Encashing religion conflict and developing Guj and Gujju as..
Just as Indians and Pakistanis have pride that they have colonise Kashmir.
Check with Muslims in the sub-continent and you will get an even larger affirmation that the Islamic rule was good for India. While white people are at least willing to relook the horrors of colonial rule, no present day Muslim will ever admit exactly how genocidal was the Islamic rule for undivided India.
And after the so-called genocide and the 1000 years of Muslim rule India has 85% Hindu. Consult a dictionary to understand the meaning of the word ‘genocide’, before you blabber.
True. Their religion ITSELF is based on vandalism and and raids. Honestly the converts are more radical than the true muslims namely Turks and the arabs. Countries like Indonesia, Thailand, phillipines etc etc have immense muslim population and there have been multiple instances where other religious groups are damaged or forcibly converted in large numbers. The arabs and Turks have refined their religion as time passed making it less rampant and bloodthirsty. I wonder what will happen to us Hindus when political parties for vote bank politics would ignore us while supporting the rampant breeding of muslims hidden behind the pseudo-secular agenda and refusal to give right information during the census. There have been many instants when muslims themselves put fake hindu names so as to cover up their rise in population. I am not saying this because I hate muslims, i am saying this from experience. Converted muslims have turned countries into shithole like Pakistan. Their main agenda now only remains Gazwa a hind.
A large chunk of Hindus still are pro British. Isn’t it?
Please be open-minded.
British actually liberated native indian (SC st and OBC) from 2000years of hindus torture insult and all forms of attack British actually help native indian like blood brothers look like you one of those hindu terrorist those attack native indian
Your’re correct. They even abolished practices like Sati pratha and Female infanticide. Do you research and you’ll find out how arduously they abolished those horrible acts.
Check out this foreigner hiding among us with a name.. Using our identity
Similarly Indian are proud of castism
While I like this post , I would like to ask the British people that if we ruled Britain for the next 300 years and in 2320 , 44% of Indians 50 times the population of Britain would say we liked it. How would the British feel.
To the question why 43pc of British still think the colonial empire was a good thing and a source of pride, I say, why not? Why should they be ashamed about the fact that their forefathers created the largest empire ever in history, one where the Sun never set? They are rightly proud of the achievements of their forefathers. It is for us, the colonized, to ask ourselves, why our forefathers let us down by allowing a handful of Britons to subjugate vast lands and huge populations. I am an Indian and my blood boils over every time I think that crores – Indian word for 10 million – of Indians suffered almost 200 years of foreign rule, when there were not more than a lakh – Indian word for 100,000 or one-hundredth of a crore – Britons, both military and civilian, living in India at any given time. In fact, Swami Vivekananda had said that the pool of liquid created if all Indians were to spit together at one place would be sufficient to drown all Britons. Still we took 200 years to rid ourselves of it.
As an Indian, I must say that the colonisation was a boon and it unified our country. There are a lot of things that can be said about this and some comments are mentioning it too.
If not for British rule India may still be under Mughal rule!!
Please refer to any book of modern history of modern india,it will help you get your facts correct.
By the end of 1700,mughal empire started crumbling under its own vastness and absence of a capable ruler,true British somehow helped a bit in uniting india; but to say that india would still be under mughal rule is factually incorrect.
To the question “Why 43% of British still think the colonia empire was a good thing and a source of pride?”, I say, “Why not?” Why should they be ashamed about the fact that their forefathers created the largest empire ever in history, one where the Sun never set? They are rightly proud of the achievements of their forefathers. It is for us, the colonized, to ask ourselves, why our forefathers let us down by allowing a handful of Britons to subjugate vast lands and huge populations. I am an Indian and my blood boils over every time I think that crores (Indian word for 10 million) of Indians suffered almost 200 years of foreign rule, when there not more than a lakh (Indian word for 100,000 or one-hundredth of a crore) British, both military and civilian, living in India at any given time. In fact, Swami Vivekananda had said that the pool of liquid created if all Indians were to spit together at one place would be sufficient to drown all Britons! Still we took 200 years to rid ourselves of it.
To the question “Why 43% of British still think the colonia empire was a good thing and a source of pride?”, I say, “Why not?” Why should they be ashamed about the fact that their forefathers created the largest empire ever in history, one where the Sun never set? They are rightly proud of the achievements of their forefathers. It is for us, the colonized, to ask ourselves, why our forefathers let us down by allowing a handful of Britons to subjugate vast lands and huge populations. I am an Indian and my blood boils over every time I think that crores (Indian word for 10 million) of Indians suffered almost 200 years of foreign rule, when there not more than a lakh (Indian word for 100,000 or one-hundredth of a crore) British, both military and civilian, living in India at any given time. In fact, Swami Vivekananda had said that the pool of liquid created if all Indians were to spit together at one place would be sufficient to drown all Britons! Still we took 200 years to rid ourselves of it.
The Africans were making slaves of other Africans long before the white man turned up,..
They were also capturing other Africans to sell to the slave traders, when the slavers got to Africa..
Modern Africa is such a success story, isn’t it..?? Like rampant corruption, murder is epidemic, Ethnic cleansing…!!! They have made it so much better…what a joke… Modern India and the Middle East is no better,… Wanton slaying of other ethnic minority people…. You are all hypocritical… Grow up
Only 43% of Britons?
To be honest I’m sure 50-60 % of present day India believes that British rule was much better than the current regime.
Absolutely correct. Those times were better.
Yup and we all think hitler as most evil person to ever walk on earth but just because the allies stopped him we forget that if hitler was a demon then the allies were demon gods.
Why only Britons many natives were satisfied with imperialism.The fore most was Mahtma Fule who was of opinion that Britishers should not leave india till social equality is established so we’re the reformers amongst the congress like Agarkar beleived that social reforms preceed the political reforms .But for the chatur baniya of gujrat who was in hurry of becoming martyr and Britons compulsion gave the freedom to india with lot of human massacre should be credited to the gujju baniya .And thepolitical illiteracy of the people turned the democracy in Banana republic.
That fact that 43% want to do it again 44% find it something to be proud of clearly says it’s their culture to be that way.
EVIL DISGUSTING ACTS OF DEMONS
THOSE WHO THINK ITS OK AND JUSTIFIABLE
LETS SEE HOW IT WOULD FEEL HAPPENING TO YOU…..THOUGH I NEVER WISH THIS DEMONIC WAYS
THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN GOD STILL THINK ITS OK
YOU FAILED GOD 100%
The so called Christians who killed massacred tortured and raped INDIA ……. as with what was done to Native Indians, Aborigines, Africans……GOD wept at the scale of Demons and Devils in the guise of commerce and social improvement for Bharat.
In fact the West are accountable for majority of crimes against humanity and the rape of resources of each country they were not invited to ….for a any religious group to think THE BRITISH EMPIRE was or is good are hypocritically against the tenets of Gods teaching of love and peace to all people. For those who love the Empire as akin to those who loved what Hitler did. The evil rulers of Bharat set up concentration camps..starved the people to death while exported foods back to England. They masaacred innocent peaceful protesters all over india….the truth is always denied by the west. Churchill called indians savages….forgetting the Hitlers that ruled india for nearly 200 years.
Nelson Mandela was called a Terrorists by Thatcher cause he faught against racism ..THIS IS WHAT ENGLAND IS ABOUT !!!
it is written that in all religions that the evil ones who kill harm abuse the innocent will go to Hell….
And that will be true for those in History has shown the Devils Face !!!!
Why dont the British honour Hilter or Stalin or Genhis Khan…..yet they honour the EVIL RULERS who indiscriminate massacred thousands of men women children.
WOE TO YOU ALL
I am christian, as per the teachings of Christ i totally agree with you. He said “anyone who lives by the sword will die from it”, also many wolves will come in the guise of a sheep taking His name but spread evil and warned people of it.
He, never forced even his own disciplines to stay with him, infact he had even asked the 12 if they too wish to leave Him.
But the Portuguese, spainish were the worst of the lot.
You and your inhuman twisted mentality. It’s better you just disappear from the face of earth. If you want to do something, do it on-or-to yourself. You have no rights to decide what others do unless it affects you. Once again please just let sensible people live in peace. If not possible, disappear from the face of earth
Kids should not comment before having the maturity, awareness and patriotism
I agree with you. The British Empire was fantastic. China should emulate it and later Africans should. However this time we will make the British whites the victims. I love the idea of historically organized violence, not the shambolic nonsense of the brown people. There should be Order and laws based on superiority of race. Thank God for China.
I wholeheartedly agree with the comment above. This air brushing of history has to stop and the silent MAJORITY have to stand up to this appalling Orwellian political correctness before its too late.
Intelligently written, however, scarcely intelligebly so. Imagine a Mirror reader switching to the Sun for clarity. Priya needs to understand what drove the Brexit/Trump wave…not add to excuses for it.
Expressed views can be viewed only by what I understand and accept. Invasions and Expansion will always be there. Civilizations, Empires and Cultural units will come and go . With time the oppressed will fight back . Intellectual beings will analyze the past express and people will read , understand and react. There is no end to such expression. Views and counter views are must . LIFE IS IN LIVING.
Africa was a land of murderous slave owning savages long before whitey turned up, they soon returned to type after they left as well.
Your prejudice is exceeded only by your ignorance. Both suit you
Agreed Patrick. I can sympathise 100% with those populations who were subject to the colonial yolk and yes trumpeting an Empire forged in blood and conquest is plainly moraly abhorrent but where is this all heading ? I can’t right the wrongs of my great great grandfather’s, nor am I or my children or grandchildren going to be forced to wear a hairshirt for the rest of our lives. Quoting percentages, its possible only 1% of the population profited from Empire, the same 1% who profit now from a flawed capitalist system. Call them to account and leave the rest of us to try and survive, as the working class have done since the days of Watt Tyler
Only 43%? Clearly those asked had little knowledge or understanding of the history of the empire. Ask a group of people who know about the empire or non-Wokeist academics and the percentage would be higher. Orwellian judging and re-writing of the past according to current political fads is academic dishonesty. Imperialism and colonialism is a desire and an imperitive that is deeply engrained in human culture and civilization. Instead of wingeing on and on about the British empire, what about Islamic imperialism and colonialism? What of Chinese imperialism? What of the African empires that thrived on war and slavery long before any Europeans intervened? What of the almost genocidal imperialism of the Mongols? Oh, and the heart tearing imperialism of the Maya and Mexica of mesoamerica? It seems that imperialism and colonialism is OK when not persued by White skinned peoples.
Because everyone is wearing blinkers, Britain is an easy target and no one wants to look to closely at their past. An Italian who criticising Britain got upset when I mentioned how his grandparent generation actively shipped Jews to German gas chambers or used poison gas against abyssinian rebels against the Geneva Convention. This is only one example of the multitude of crimes the world has committed. Empires are bad things by their very nature to expand your own territory by violence there is no moral justification only acceptance of what has gone before but if u look what is happening in the South China Sea, Caucasus or Ethiopia this is a moot point.