An Unsuccessful India :: essays research papers

      India is one of the worlds oldest and ri thorax civilizations, the treasure chest of the Far East, and the desire of all the gigantic powers of Europe. After years of employment it ended up under the control of Britain, making it "the most unique jewel in the crown of the Empire". Yet for India, the rule of the British did not bring promises of rebuilding a nation. Rather, it brought new dilemmas to face the Indian peck. The British constantly exploited the nation for its prime resources and yet India had no gain from them. As the British Empire expanded, the wealth, resources and power of India attenuated. Slowly the hurt of the people of India grew. Meanwhile, Britain concentrated on increasing profits for its share-holders and officials, neglecting the suffering people of India and not to mention draining the wealth out of a great nation. Furthermore, new British laws destroyed the Indian industries that the British actually helped bring to pass in the first place. Their new British laws were also responsible for an coarse unemployment rate. Finally, India was ruled by a country that knew nothing about them and could not sympathize with them or rule them properly.            India, at the time, had previously supported the popish Empire under its rule with jewelry, spices and even clothing. It also was one of the oldest, and at the same time, richest places in the world. A huge number of people lived in India making it one of the biggest colonies in the world. After being dominated by the Roman Empire, India was ruled by the Portuguese. However, the Portuguese were only interested in Indias trade so they monopolized on it. Europeans began to see the true value of India. The Dutch then attacked the Portuguese in India and took over the country. Soon the Dutch were foiled by the French and, finally, in 1757 the British defeated the French resolutely and then conquered India by using the method of "divide and rule". in front the British victory over France, in the sixteenth century, India was conquered by the Moslems from the north. In India the majority of the people supported the Hindu religion and the Moslems were supporters of the prophet Mohammed. This caused great tension between the Hindu people and Moslem leaders which contributed to the ruination of the Moslem Empire. Shortly after the crash of the empire, local rulers began to fight amongst themselves for shore and power.