How Did British Colonization Shape Indian Culture

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At it’s peak, the British Empire covered nearly 25% of the World’s total land mass, surpassing the expanse of the Mongol Empire. With this information, it is easy to conclude that England had a significant impact on the development of the world as we know today. In this paper, I will specifically explore the ways British colonization shaped Indian Culture. The Honourable East India Company, also known as the East India Company, was a British joint-stock company formed by a group of merchants with the objective of pursuing prospective trading opportunities in the far east. The far east was abundant with spices, however, trade would be risky and require a heavy capital investment, which most companies were unable to provide. Although …show more content…

England’s naval forces and economic powers consistently exceeded that of her European rivals and they patiently gathered the strength to succeed before setting out on territorial conquests or projects of Indian aggrandizement. Once they entered in on projects, they remained persistent until victory was won, maintaining a high amount of confidence in the Company’s servants during times of trouble. Along with this, the Company remained loyal to their country at home, maintaining strong ties with England. In response, England never sacrificed the work of her Indian servants to the exigencies of her diplomacy in Europe, which allowed her to maintain governance over India for nearly two hundred …show more content…

There were two distinct schools of thought regarding what language Indian education should be taught in, the Orientalists believed believed education should be taught in Indian languages such as Sanskrit or Persian and the Utilitarians believed that Education should be taught in English. The Utilitarian school of thought prevailed, and English is considered one of India’s most commonly spoken languages after Hindi. English is used for communicating with the outside world along with inter-state and intrastate communication. In a way, it has united a country that speaks a diverse amount of

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