roman’s blog

I am finding that my question is better fitted to time area in which India was directly under the British Crown as an official part of the British Empire, all of which is post East India Company rule. It is interesting because outside of Proquest I am finding two distinct opinions concerning British rule. Some argue that the positive benefits of colonial rule far out-weigh the negative and others argue the opposite. I think that this division might account for my troubles with Proquest as they are largely an unbiased collected of writings containing little about the negative effects of British colonization. I have noted that under the direct rule is when things really got sour and a common distaint for the British developed on all cultural sides. A significant event is when in 1919 Sir Sydney Rowlatt as head of the a commission,  passed legislation that gave permission to British colonial government to arrest, imprison, and try anyone without a Jury who was thought to be planning a revolt or organizing rebellion against British rule. These acts played a significant role in following events that lead up to the late colonial period.