HUMAN 1B Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Indian National Congress, Indus River, Hind Swaraj Or Indian Home Rule
Document Summary
All the individuals we will study all share the fact that they were political prisoners at one point are another under the british empire. They are imprisoned for their politics and what they are writing. They were all writing in a period and sense of urgency. Language is a partner of empire and language can be used against empire. Gandhi originally writes in gurwaji but he wants his text to be read by. In india, people claim to know only a few languages but actually know many. People may write in one or two languages, but are thinking in many languages. In the 19th century there were about 400 languages in india, and their currency lists the 23 official languages. When did the british arrive in india? (and why?) People came as traders, attracted by the profound trade was already there. 23% of the world"s economy was centered around india in the 18th century.
