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Colonial exploitation from "summary" of India's Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra,Mridula Mukherjee,Aditya Mukherjee,K N Panikkar,Sucheta Mahajan
The exploitation of India by the British colonial rulers was a central feature of their rule. This exploitation took various forms, such as economic exploitation, cultural exploitation, and political exploitation. Economically, the British systematically drained India of its wealth, resources, and products. They imposed heavy taxes on the Indian people, forced them to grow cash crops for export, and destroyed local industries to make way for British goods. This led to widespread poverty and suffering among the Indian population. Culturally, the British denigrated Indian traditions, languages, and religions, portraying them as inferior to British culture. They sought to impose their own values and beliefs o...
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