Indian National Movement | Mocomi Kids
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Indian National Movement
Prior to our
Independence, with the progress of education in
India, people started realizing the discrimination being vented out by the
British.
The British started a program of reforms where they tried to integrate high-caste
Indians and rulers into the government. They stopped confiscation of lands, advocated religious tolerance and allowed the Indians to join the civil service in subordinate roles. They increased the number of
British soldiers and only they were allowed to handle artillery. In 1877,
Queen Victoria was bestowed upon the title ‘
Empress of India’.
The British felt that they could ‘civilize’ the people of India by getting them to convert to
Christianity. These efforts however failed.
The other alternative was education. A westernized system of education was introduced and a new educated class of
Indian’s emerged. They because the mediators between the British and the rest of
Indian society. This class of people found their way into government as lawyers, businessmen, journalists and teachers.
Even though the British tried to convert, Hinduism survived and in fact, achieved a revival despite their best efforts. Indians who were trained to believe in western ideals of justice and freedom, started protesting against the discrimination by the British.
Watch this video to learn how the
Indian National Congress and the
All India Muslim League were formed and which finally led to India's partition.
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