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The Brittish Raj

  • General Lord Dalhousie

    General Lord Dalhousie
    In 1854, Governor-General Lord Dalhousie formulated a plan to construct a network of trunk lines connecting the principal regions of India. Encouraged by the government guarantees, investment flowed in and a series of new rail companies were established, leading to rapid expansion of the rail system in India.
  • New middle class, Indian National Congress

    New middle class, Indian National Congress
    By 1880, a new middle class had arisen in India and spread thinly across the country.[73] Moreover, there was a growing solidarity among its members, created by the "joint stimuli of encouragement and irritation. The encouragement felt by this class came from its success in education and its ability to avail itself of the benefits of that education such as employment in the Indian Civil Service.
  • Viceroy Curzon

    Viceroy Curzon
    He promoted many reforms but his partitioning of Bengal into Muslim and Hindu provinces outraged Hindus.
  • First World War, Lucknow Pact

    First World War, Lucknow Pact
    The First World War would prove to be the imperial relationship between Britain and India. There was two divisons of soldiers.
  • Ghandi Joined Agitaters

    Ghandi Joined Agitaters
    farmers planting indigo. gahandi joined agitaters.