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
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
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.