Glimpses of the Past
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- Ram Mohan Roy, a learned man from Bengal, understood what was wrong with the country
- He told his wife Uma:-
- Let us not despise ourselves, our ancient culture is great. And we are capable of greater achievements. We must first form our society. Superstitions have been ruining us.
- He was attracted by the science and modern knowledge.
- He crossed the seas and went to England to see what made the British powerful. There he told them-
- We accept you as rulers, and you must accept us as subjects. But you must remember the responsiblity a ruler owes to his subjects.
- Knowledge should be practical and scientific.
- He started newspapers but the suspicious British stopped them in 1823.
- But the British continiued to oppress indians. In 1817, they had passed Regulation III. Under it, an Indian could be jalled without trial in a court.
- By 1829, Britiain was exporting Brtish goods worth seven crore rupees to india.
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- All the time British officers in India drew big salaries and also made fortunes in private business
- The bones of cotton weavers are bleeching the plains of India
- The British prospered on the Company's loot while Indian industries began to die.
- Governer_General Bentiack reported back home
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