In short there are plenty of positives of British rules, the advent of industrialization and other modern marvels created and started by them. 

In short there are plenty of positives of British rules, the advent of industrialization and other modern marvels created and started by them. 

mohan manohar wrote:

In short there are plenty of positives of British rules, the advent of industrialization and other modern marvels created and started by them. 

 

Rule of Law is the biggest contribution of British. This is indeed basis on which democracy is formed. I fear that if British had not ruled and English not introduced in schools,  we would still be in autocratic rules of Indian princes- Hindu or Muslim- under Hindu Manusmriti or Muslim Shariat law as in Arab countries.  

Absolutely, we owed educational improvements to Britishers, but I would not support that Britishers have implanted rules of law, as it has been there in our history from times of Ashoka to Chnadragupta to Akbar, Britishers have modified rule of law and create oppression and suppression of popular opininon in many states. 

All the reforms and welfare measures implemented by the British are not out of love, but to develop their own industries and consolidate their empire. Of course a chunk of these measures were utilized by us which helped India to develop itself after independence.

@ Chinmoy Mukherjee. You have raised many questions but are forgetting as to what India was before the arrival of the English. It was a society steeped in superstition and there was no one nation concept. After collapse of Muslim rule many Hindu Sikh kingdoms came up and India was a fragmented state. it was the british who conferred nationhood to us. Read Nehru in his " discovery of India".  Nirad Chaudhuri is a great writer and when he writes fact people say he is an anglophile. Anyway watch out for a detailed article by me on the Raj shortly.

rambabu wrote:

All the reforms and welfare measures implemented by the British are not out of love, but to develop their own industries and consolidate their empire. Of course a chunk of these measures were utilized by us which helped India to develop itself after independence.

 

It is not the case that British did anything for good of Indians. There is saying that a wise enemy is better than a foolish friend. They introduced English and taught western value only for their own benefit but in the process, we got liberated to a great extent from ancient orthodox obsolete and tyrannical Hindu cast system that oppressed not only the great majority of people classified as 'lower castes'  but also women who were burnt alive with husband in Sati' system  or were made to commit mass suicide on pyre in 'Johar'  so as not to get captivated by enemy (belonging to Muslim religion). 

There are some good sides of English rules as you have mentioned but more to it they have still not remove the cast systems, it is still there, they only showcase this in order to create divide and rule system. 

mohan manohar wrote:

There are some good sides of English rules as you have mentioned but more to it they have still not remove the cast systems, it is still there, they only showcase this in order to create divide and rule system. 

 

Cate system was neither introduced nor invented by the Brits. It's asystem in Hinduism. Why they should remove caste system, when it helps the Brits in implementing " Divide and Rule policy?"

I am saying exactly, British utilized this system to initiate divide and rule policy. Quite a few of able to ruled the country due to this.