We have all grown up hearing incidents and watching pictures of the struggle for India’s freedom from the clutches of British rule. We all have once thought and wished to be a part of those historic movements. A true Indian has his blood boiling while we think of the struggle we had at those times. The British had tortured Indian’s only and only to succeed their selfish motive. Now let’s be true to ourselves, there could be no such Indian who hasn’t dreamt about what India would actually be if the British never really ruled India!! And I am definitely sure, all of you would agree with me. Here are some of the aspects jotted down, what if British would not rule over India?
The country may have been richer!!
According to Dadabhai Navroji’s book, “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India”, the amount of wealth drained by the British from Indian resources amounted to 4 million pounds every year. Therefore, India may not have been a “third world” nation in the first place, had the British never ruled the country.
Lakhs of them starve for one meal a day and lakhs suffering from poverty and economic ups and downs. It can be assumed that we would not have to deal with the devastating destitution we need not have to start off from a point where the British had left us almost economically barren.
Let’s take an example of the most precious asset taken by the British from India- the “Kohinoor Diamond”. The diamond is on public display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London, where it is seen by millions of visitors each year. The governments of India, Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan have all claimed ownership of the Koh-I-Noor and demanded its return ever since India gained independence from the UK in 1947. The British government insists the gem was obtained legally under the terms of the Last Treaty of Lahore and has rejected all claims to rightful ownership.
What about Democracy?
There’s hardly any suggestion of democracy in pre-British India. The British introduced the Parliamentary elections in India with the Indian Council Act of 1861. It was the first time that Indians could vote for the Lok Sabha which translates to “Council of the people”.
Although the British would retain responsibilities for the defence and foreign affairs of India, they did introduce electoral systems to the country which otherwise may have remained a monarchy for years to follow.
World War II wouldn’t have affected India!!
India a peaceful nation and would have nothing to do with the World War II, had it not been under the rule of the British. More than two million tons of our soil were sent to fight the Axis powers in a war, we had nothing to do with.
The unscrupulous wartime policies of the British to supply food to soldiers at war led to the shortage of food in Bengal and Bihar causing millions of deaths out of starvation. The devastation of the Second World War was not something India ever needed.
The formation of a consolidated army
Today, India has one of the strongest defence in the world. However, it would have been difficult for India to form such a strong army today, had it not been trained for warfare under the British.
Contradicting the previous point, India’s involvement in the World War helped the country form a discipline needed in international warfare and handling modern ammunition and incorporating advanced battle techniques could have remained far-fetched for India without the British influence.
Indian industries may have flourished better
The industrial revolution of Britain owes much to de-industrialization of our country. The Indian textile industry was almost destroyed and our raw materials were used to manufacture ten.
Congress would not be gifted to us!!
British established a tradition of governance that the Congress loyally continued for nearly 60 years. This style of governance is now so deeply entrenched that we have more or less become used to it. For this too, we have the British to thank. At present times we do not have an option other than bearing with them. It seems like the British have trained and left behind Congress to such Indians blood after them.
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