Economic Exploitation under British Rule: The Impacts on Indian Society

Abstract

This paper focuses on the process of economic exploitation of India by the British colonial masters and its various effects on the Indian social entity. The aim is to consider the colonial economic policies as institutional frames like the land revenue system, education, and the drain of resources, and the social impacts of these policies. Hence, the methodological approach is a historical analysis that combines historical accounts and critical economic works to analyse primary sources of nationalist movements.‎ As the research findings show, British policies led to devastating disasters, which included the formation of massive poverty, continuous famines, and the eradication of original British industries. Social injustices firmed, indigenous knowledge lost, and imperialism to some extent led to nationalism.‎ According to the study, colonial exploitation requires an equitable development policy agenda and for the ‎colonial economic impact to shape modern applicable socio-economic policies more research into the ‎economic impacts of colonialism is required.‎