The forces of free trade and the British determination of create a political and administrative environment conductive to trade and investment had shaped the British polity towards Indian in the first half of the nineteenth century.” — Elucidate

“The contact of the new Indian middle class with the West proved to be a catalyst. The social and religious movements launched by Rammohan or Iswar Charidra Vidyasagar have to be understood in the context.” — Elaborate →