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The History of British India is a three-volume work by the Scottish historian, economist, political theorist, and philosopher James Mill, charting the history of Company rule in India. The work, first published in 1817, was an instant success and secured a "modicum of prosperity" for Mill.
The British diaspora in India, though comprising only 37,700 British nationals in 2006, [1] has had a significant impact due to the effects of British colonialism. The mixing between Britons and native Indians also gave rise to the Anglo-Indian community .
The East India Company officers lived lavish lives, the company finances were in shambles, and the company's effectiveness in India was examined by the British crown after 1858. As a result, the East India Company lost its powers of government and British India formally came under direct Crown control, with an appointed Governor-General of ...
Ancient India never developed a strong historiographical tradition comparable to the ones that existed in ancient Egypt, China, Islamic, Christian, and Greco-Roman civilizations. [25] However, it cannot be concluded that the ancient Indians lacked an understanding of objective historical writing, as there were some attempts akin to ...
Mill was a proponent of British imperialism, justifying it on utilitarian grounds. [11] He considered it part of a civilising mission for Britain to impose its rule on India. [11] Mill saw his own work for the East India Company as important for the improvement of Indian society. [11]
India Conquered is critical of the idea that British rule was a coherent and powerful force of control in India, noting the chaotic violence of authorities and the lack of development in India during the Raj. [3] The British innovations brought to India, civil services, education, and railways had beneficial side effects according to Wilson ...
The journey in The Discovery of India begins from ancient history, leading up to the last years of the British Raj.Nehru uses his knowledge of the Upanishads, Vedas, and textbooks on ancient history to introduce to the reader the development of India from the Indus Valley civilization, through the changes in socio-political scenario every foreign invader brought, to the present day conditions.
The empire, also called the British Raj and sometimes the British Indian Empire, consisted of regions, collectively called British India, that were directly administered by the British government, and regions, called the princely states, that were ruled by Indian rulers under a system of paramountcy, in favor of the British. The Dominion of ...