Modern India History Was a Struggle for India's Freedom

Modern India History goes hand in hand with the British East India Company. In the Mid Eighteenth Century, the East India Company came to India. It was a Joint Stock Company sent over by Queen Elizabeth the 1'st of England in order to establish trade in the East Indies. Instead, the East India Company ended up trading primarily with India and China; they eventually took occupation and power over much of India.

This earlier period in time of Modern History in India is known as "The Coming of the Europeans". India, at first, welcomed the trade opportunities with the British, but the relationship grew sour when the English began to rule over India. In fact, the disharmony caused b British Rule led to the First War of Indian Independence in Modern India History.

This earlier period in time of Modern History in India is known as "The Coming of the Europeans". India, at first, welcomed the trade opportunities with the British, but the relationship grew sour when the English began to rule over India. In fact, the disharmony caused b British Rule led to the First War of Indian Independence in Modern India History.

This trigger to this war was known as the Indian Rebellion of 1857. It began as small attacks on the British East India Company's Army in the town of Meerut, and this battle ignited more to follow in several other areas of India; some in which English Rule was severely threatened. The British, however, regained strong dominance when it defeated the Indian people in the town of Gwailar in 1858.

Following the Fall of Gwailar, rule over India, was transferred from the British East India Company to the British Crown, or British Raj. This meant that Queen Victoria now ruled over India. During the British Raj, India experienced both some positive and negative changes. Its physical and organizational structures developed rapidly, making it into a much more modern nation, but at the same time, its economy sank to low levels.

During the first half of the 20th Century, the Indian People decided that something must be done, and so the Indian National Congress launched a campaign known as the Struggle for Independence. This Indian Independence Movement was a collection of political organization, philosophies and movements that united to rid India of British Rule. The Muslim people of South Asia also joined this movement.

The Struggle for Independence began with Political Idealism and Militant efforts, which crumbled due to a failed Indian partnership with Germany during World War I. In the 1920s, the Indian National Congress chose a more effective approach when it adopted the policies of Nonviolence, led by Mohandis Ghandi. Ghandi is considered a hero in Modern India History. The idea behind these philosophies was to refuse to respond to an enemy with a violent act, and that by doing so your enemy will lose interest in the altercation and be left with no other recourse than to withdraw their negative actions.

Later leaders differed in their adoptions of the Nonviolent Movement. Some took a more militant approach, while some worked towards both political and social independence. It was the last straw for India when the British entered India into World War II against India's will. India was split in two groups; those who supported the British in the War, and those who believed that the British underestimated the intelligence of the Indian people by doing so.

It was during World War II that India saw the formation of the Indian National Army and the Quit India Movement, which were designed to overthrow the British Raj. India remained under the British Raj until January 26, 1950, when it signed its constitution to announce itself as a Republic following its partition from Pakistan.

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