Discuss British rule in India and highlight a number of supposed benefits the British brought the people of the Indian subcontinent, as well as some of its detriments. According to these texts, how did the British see their role in India? What kinds of benefits did they claim they were bringing to their colonial subjects? How did Indian writers such as Naoroji and Roy view British rule? Were these benefits really beneficial to the people of India or were they outweighed by the negative effects of British rule?
