SAST 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Jawaharlal Nehru
27 Feb 2019
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Video: british occupation of india in colour full. British have been in india for over 200 years. 20 000 armed men with big array of guns. Bengali revolutionary tried to assassinate lord harding indication of british power being removed. British government had based itself on the exploitation of the masses in india. First prime minister of an independent india. India would still be in a state of semi-anarchic barbarism british view of why they had to go to india. 1/3 of india consists of princely states ruled by maharajas and nawabs. Bikaner = one of the wealthiest states of india. Tigers sometimes charged elephants out of rage. Envisioned and fought for an independent and united india. Used british laws to drive them out of india and give india independence. Some british also thought gandhi was one of the most courageous people. Soldiers from burma and india were trained for war to fight on british side.
