India - then and now

british rule in India "the Raj"
1. Pro
  1. democracy
  2. free press
  3. modern education
    1. small middle class
  4. english language
    1. economics
    2. universally (16 official languages)
  5. 100 years of peace
2. Con
  1. no mass education
  2. divided into elite, that learned english (10%) and rest
  3. self confidence of Indians lowered
    1. treated as slaves
  4. no economic growth during that time
  5. Partition of India 1974
    1. money for weapons could have been saved
    2. preventable?
  6. death of millions of people
    1. food shortages
    2. diseases
3. "Jewel in the crown"
  1. largest and most profitable colony
India today
1. Land of contrasts and paradoxes
  1. 10% of worlds millionaires
    1. one third of the worlds poor
  2. world´s largest democracy
    1. millions of people illiterate
  3. largest county in southern Asia
    1. densely populated
      1. half of population under 25
  4. one of the worlds most promising new markets
    1. 400 million Indians not connected to electricity grid
2. new challenges
  1. urbanization
    1. massive immigration from rural areas to cities
      1. people (in cities) need
        electricity
        water
        mass transit
  2. demand for energy
    1. increase power generation by 700%
Partition of India 1947
1. resentment against britain
  1. struggle for independance
    1. leaders: Gandhi and Neru
      1. Gandhi
        non-violence-philosophy
        against Partiton
        was shot by young Hindu fanatic for his tolerance towards Muslims
        "Mahatma" = "Great Soul"
2. Partition
  1. Hindu-dominated India
  2. Muslim-dominated Pakistan
3. after Partition
  1. sectarian violence
  2. widespread displacement of Hindus and Muslims
  3. realtionship between Pakistan and India tense until today

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