HUMAN 1BS Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: British Empire, Hind Swaraj Or Indian Home Rule
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How did individuals/groups/communities/classes experience empire: historical context: british empire in india, m. k. Gandhi"s background: hind swaraj or indian home rule. > 150 million english speakers: historical context: british empire in india. When did the british arrive in india. 1750s -- 1760s: british conquest of bengal. Realize that more money can be through land revenue than trade alone. At least 110 rebellions in the 19th century. Public debates and protests about new legislation and british violations of: customary rights, religion, culture, education. Western educated professions as stated the indian national congress. Considered himself a loyal subject of the british empire. The methods of the british government are severely condemned. To do otherwise would be or me to be a traitor to truth, to india and to the empire to which i owe allegiance . Written in gujarati in 1909 while returning to south africa from england.
