British Civilization in India (1757-1947): A Historical Overview

Author(s): Abdullah Al Fahmi, Dr. Md Abdul Bari

Publication Date: December 16, 2024

Abstract

This article elucidates a comprehensive sketch of British edification in India. India before British colonization faced various negative aspects, including socio-economic inequalities, widespread poverty. Additionally, the absence of centralized governance often led to regional conflicts and a lack of overall stability, hampering the country's progress. The British rule in India, which lasted for almost 200 years, had a profound impact on the country's culture, economy, and political landscape. This period is mainly recognized as the Development of Modern Indian Enlightens. In this essay, the historical information, and different facts of civilization with which human development is fulfilled like administrative structure, directorial organization, classification of judicial department, and stratification of education which numerously contained in the manuscripts. British civilization refers to the developments that have been shaped by the United Kingdom and established in the culture of India. In this piece of writing, the description of British Indian civilization is still known as a nobility civilization in the Indian sub-continent enables us to track the education, culture, and socio-economic headway of the post-British era of India. It encompasses diverse elements such as the English language, common law, literature, science, the industrial revolution, colonial legacy, cultural exports and literature, and global influence. Lastly, this overview conducts a rigorous comparative study with a frame of the spread of civilization. Systematic and constructive symposiums of British-Indian civilization reveal many approaches that have existed until now. British civilization has undergone significant transformations over time and has left a lasting impact on the Indian subcontinent.