Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Political Autonomy


The government introduced their way of ruling and decision making, and soon enough, the Indian government was introduced to human rights, freedom of speech, liberalism, and more. The British governed 60% of India directly, and about 40% indirectly. British also wanted to abolish the caste system, which was a social hierarchy that divided people in India into classes. One such class was the Untouchables, which were basically crippled and disabled people. They were so far down on the caste system that they weren't even part of it. The caste system was evetually abolished as well, but still, one social hierarchy remained, as the Indians remained below the British. Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, Shivram Rajguru protested against British imperialism. They were three of the many people that protested against British imperialism, and eventually were found and hanged for their efforts. 


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