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Religious and Social causes - Revolt of 1857

Activities of the Christian missionaries

Gallery - Christian missionaries

Gallery: Racial discrimination

Racial discrimination

Indians had a lurking suspicion that they would be converted to Christianity under the new regime.

The fear was largely due to the activities of some of the activities of some Christian missionaries who openly ridiculed the customs and the traditions of both Hindus and Muslims.

The English also established Chapels and Churches for propagating Christianity at the expense of the government. Even civil and military officers were asked to propagate the gospel.

A tax was imposed on property held by temples and mosques.

Those Hindus who embraced Christianity was not allowed to inherit their paternal property,

A fear spread that the Government would convert India into a Christian country in course of time.

The enemies of the English spread rumors that in order to destroy religion of the Hindus the British mixed the powder of the animal bones in the salt. It was also circulated that the flesh of pigs and cows was thrown into wells. The religious sentiments of Muslims and Hindus were greatly hurt by such stories.

A priest baptizing somebody

Christian conversion

The British looked down upon Indians and followed a policy of racial discrimination and separated themselves as 'superiors' from the Indian society.

They didn’t interact with the Indians and humiliated them.

When the queen gave scholarships to international students in London the Indians were discriminated as dirty and filthy.

But not all Indians were treated like this. The Indians who would work for the queen, who converted to Christianity and the Indians who were rich in London were treated with honour.

All the Indians turned in christians

A Christian benefit

1857 - Religious causes

1857 - Social causes

Gallery: Westernization / Western education

Gallery - Interference of the British

Western Education

Interference of the British

Westernization

Sati

The Indians, especially the Hindus were very strict in their beliefs and customs, they didn't change it for anyone, but when the British government interfered with many sacred social beliefs of the Indians like:

  • Widow remarriage
  • Inter marriage
  • Female marriage
  • Sati outlaw
  • Religious neutrality, etc.

Though it was for the benefit of the Indians, they though of it as wicked and didn’t make a difference to their customs. There are many other things that the British did in favour of India but at that time the Indian leaders didn’t take those suggestions and this sparked outbreak too.

The British had been promoting western education and laying emphasis on the education of girls. This was also mis-interpreted by the conservative sections of the society as an attack on Indian culture. More importantly western education exposed Indians to the new thoughts of liberty and equality and they realized that the British were treating them like second rate citizens in their own country.

By the year 1857 the British had established complete political control of India. As Western education was introduced and missionaries eroded Hindu society resentment among Indian people grew and it was joined by unease among the old governing class when the British decided to formally abolish the Mughal Empire.Britishers promoted western education which was disliked by the indians as it was against their customs and beliefs

The introduction of railways was resented on the ground that people of all castes would have to travel in the same compartments.The common people did not appreciate these changes.They looked upon them as foreign innovations designed to break down the social order to which they were accustomed and which they considered sacred.The postal office was termed as ‘Shaitani daftar’.

Women education

A widow becoming a bride

A British lord marrying an Indian

Thank You

By : Anoushka Shah

Ritik Shah

Sakshi Shah

Varun Vora

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