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Political, Administrative and Economic
Unification of the Country
- British created a larger state than that of
the Mauryas or the great Mughals.
- While Indian provinces were under ‘direct’ British rule, the
princely states were under ‘indirect’ British rule
- The British sword
imposed political
unity in India.
- what are the driving forces behind the planned development of modern
means of transport and communication such as railways, roads,
electricity and telegraph by the british?
- administrative
convenience
- considerations
of military
defence
- urge for economic
penetration and commercial
exploitation
- administrative
convenience
- nationalists’ point of view
- this process of unification
had a two-fold effect
- The economic fate of the people of
different regions got linked together
- Ex : failure of crops in one region affected the
prices and supply in another region
- Ex : failure of crops in one region affected the
prices and supply in another region
- Modern means of transport and communication
brought people, especially the leaders, from
different regions together
- This was important for the exchange of political ideas and for mobilisation and
organisation of public opinion on political and economic issues.
- This was important for the exchange of political ideas and for mobilisation and
organisation of public opinion on political and economic issues.
- The economic fate of the people of
different regions got linked together
- this process of unification
had a two-fold effect
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