![]() Even as India fought for its independence from British colonialism a vision of what Indian democracy ought to look like emerged.Īs far back as in 1928, Motilal Nehru and eight other Congress leaders drafted a constitution for India. Many of these issues were thought of much before India became free. We just draw from one example from the epic Mahabharata. ![]() Think of any folk tale, riddles, folk song, or any story from any epic that reveals different viewpoints. Our ancient epics, our diverse folk tales from one corner of the country to another are full of dialogues, discussions, and contrasting positions. This should not, however, suggest that democratic values and democratic institutions are purely western. But, instead of aiding British rule, they used western liberal ideas of democracy, social justice, and nationalism to challenge colonial rule. For instance, they sought to introduce western education to create a western-educated Indian middle class that would help the colonial rulers to continue their rule.Ī western educated section of Indians did emerge. The British did not intend to introduce them. Some of the changes that came about happened in an unintended fashion. You have just read about the many structural and cultural changes that British colonialism brought about deliberately.
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