• Dr. Rajeev Rai

Treaty of Titaliya in 1817 made Sikkim a peripheral state—colonial periphery of the British East India Company. Here the term—colonial periphery—has been used to describe the relation of Sikkim with Britain, and this paper also aims to position Sikkim in the larger framework of colonialism for analytical purpose by using postcolonial framework. So far, works carried on Sikkim have been dealt from the orientalist tradition, inherited from the British Raj. This paper is an attempt to analyse the British policy in the key areas of academic concern and is within the framework of post-colonial studies, the methodology used in this study is historical-analytical. It is also an attempt to measure British policy and practice on ‘semi-colony’ of Sikkim. The impact of colonization should be considered an important factor in understanding the present condition and status of Sikkim and its people. Therefore, a close scrutiny of the phenomenon of colonialism is necessary to understand the degree to which it influenced not only the economic and political development of Sikkim but also people’s perception of themselves.

Sikkim history, post-colonial studies, modernization, Sikkim-British relations, colonial legacy

"Impact of British Colonial Rule in the Modernization of Sikkim", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no.g204-g209, June-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206627.pdf

"Impact of British Colonial Rule in the Modernization of Sikkim", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no. ppg204-g209, June-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206627.pdf