• Dr.Anand B

ABSTRACT: The British Empire in India began in 1700 and grew throughout the following century. At least not in the beginning, empire was not envisaged. It was almost like it just happened. The original British settlers in India were traders, not conquerors, and they came for trade, not for land. One may argue that they entered the new environment hat-in-hand, coming from a culture and political system that was inferior to their own. The Indians, who most definitely would not have considered themselves "Indian," at least not in any political sense, would not have seen them as a danger. The establishment of national identity was to occur much later, during the Independence Movement (which was, in fact, also called as the Movement for Nationalists). Identity was determined by caste and geography, and this is still the case to a large degree today. Indians and British people would go on to have significant interactions that are still relevant today. Due to space constraints, the effects of Imperial Britain on India are discussed below. Hopefully, EAA will also produce a good piece on India's influence on Britain in the future.

KEYWORDS: Empire British, India Independence Movement, Culture, Racism and Rebellion

"The British Impact on India, 1700–1900", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.116-121, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901J19.pdf

"The British Impact on India, 1700–1900", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp116-121, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901J19.pdf