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India - then and now
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MindMap for a talk about India (pro and cons of british rule and modern India)
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colonial
british
english
india
modern india
kolonialzeit
pro and con
raj
englisch
11. klasse
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Carla Victoria Matthews
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India - then and now
british rule in India "the Raj"
Pro
democracy
free press
modern education
small middle class
english language
economics
universally (16 official languages)
100 years of peace
Con
no mass education
divided into elite, that learned english (10%) and rest
self confidence of Indians lowered
treated as slaves
no economic growth during that time
Partition of India 1974
money for weapons could have been saved
preventable?
death of millions of people
food shortages
diseases
"Jewel in the crown"
largest and most profitable colony
India today
Land of contrasts and paradoxes
10% of worlds millionaires
one third of the worlds poor
world´s largest democracy
millions of people illiterate
largest county in southern Asia
densely populated
half of population under 25
one of the worlds most promising new markets
400 million Indians not connected to electricity grid
new challenges
urbanization
massive immigration from rural areas to cities
people (in cities) need
electricity
water
mass transit
demand for energy
increase power generation by 700%
Partition of India 1947
resentment against britain
struggle for independance
leaders: Gandhi and Neru
Gandhi
non-violence-philosophy
against Partiton
was shot by young Hindu fanatic for his tolerance towards Muslims
"Mahatma" = "Great Soul"
Partition
Hindu-dominated India
Muslim-dominated Pakistan
after Partition
sectarian violence
widespread displacement of Hindus and Muslims
realtionship between Pakistan and India tense until today
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