PPT-The Context Post-independence India was one of the classic cases of

dirigiste ie statedirected economic development Not only the state was highly interventionist but the economy came to acquire a sizable public sector especially in areas of infrastructure and basic industries. India before 1915. Prior to the British, India was ruled by the Mughal Emperors, who did so through agreements with local rulers.. Europeans arrived to trade from 1498 onwards, but it was only in the 17. New nations emerge from the British colony of India.. A Movement Toward Independence. Gandhi encouraged Indians to spin thread and weave their own cloth and wear traditional Indian clothing as a way get away from a dependence on British-made goods. Here Gandhi spins thread for his own clothing.. INDIA POST . - . Shimoga. Division . A programme to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. Computerization & Connectivity. Completed. Completed. Slide . 2. Recent E-Governance Projects. MCA 21. Income Tax Department. Passport Department. State FMS - Treasury. Other Large Computerisation Projects. SBI and other banks. Indian Railways. Projects in pipeline. 30: . Striving for Independence. India: Early 20. th. century. 1900-1941, India’s population increased dramatically . Environmental . pressure, . deforestation-declining . farm . land. Society . divided . TH. JULY 1947. On 18. th. July 1947 the British Parliament passed Lord Louis Mountbatten Plan as the Indian Independence Act which was implemented on 15. th. August 1947.. PARTITION OF INDIA . : The plan proposed two dominions of India and Pakistan.. BRITISH RULE OVER INDIA. Britain ruled India for many years, & Indians pressing for self-rule . . felt deserved it after involvement in WWII. Britain rethinking expense of maintaining distant colonies. Early Life. Born 1869 as. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. From a middle class Hindu family; studied law in England. Left India to work as a legal representative for Muslim-Indian traders in South Africa from 1893-1914. In India and Africa. Indian Independence. Internal conflict between Hindus (majority) and Muslims (minority). India struggles against British rule Amritsar Massacre. Indian Independence. Mohandas Gandhi . India: Early 20. th. century. 1900-1941, India’s population increased dramatically . Environmental . pressure, . deforestation-declining . farm . land. Society . divided . into classes. : peasants, wealthy property owners. Decolonization. Just as Columbus had set off a period of European expansion and colonialism in the 1500s, this era came to an end in the 1900s. India is the biggest nation to gain its independence, but there are many others in Asia (and in Africa and elsewhere). Standards. SS7H3 The student will analyze continuity and change in Southern and Eastern Asia leading to the 21st century. . a. Describe how nationalism led to independence in India . and Vietnam. . b. Describe the impact of Mohandas Gandhi’s belief in non-violent protest. . Ch. 34, Sec. 1. Objective: Describe the effects of independence in India.. The Drive to “Quit India”. In 1939, without consulting Indian officials, Britain committed Indian forces to fight in WWII.. 1813: India was officially declared British territory: . Commercial → Political rule. 1876: Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India; . India was considered the “Jewel in the Crown”.