📊 Chapter 13 · Modern India · Indian History
Economic Impact of British Rule & Social Reforms
Drain of wealth, deindustrialisation, land revenue systems; Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Arya Samaj, Brahmo Samaj, Widow Remarriage Act. Complete UPSC & PSC notes.
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📌 What You Will Learn in This Chapter
✅ Drain of wealth theory — Dadabhai Naoroji
✅ Deindustrialisation & destruction of handicrafts
✅ Permanent Settlement, Ryotwari, Mahalwari systems
✅ Raja Ram Mohan Roy — Brahmo Samaj, abolition of Sati (1829)
✅ Dayananda Saraswati — Arya Samaj (1875), Ramakrishna Mission
✅ Macaulay’s Minute (1835), Wood’s Despatch (1854)
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Topic 01
Economic Impact of British Rule
Drain of wealth theory (Dadabhai Naoroji), deindustrialisation, destruction of handicrafts, commercialisation of agriculture.
Topic 02
Land Revenue Systems
Permanent Settlement (Zamindari), Ryotwari, Mahalwari systems — features, areas, impact on peasants.
Topic 03
Social Reform Movements — Brahmo Samaj
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Brahmo Samaj (1828), abolition of Sati (1829), widow remarriage, women’s education.
Topic 04
Arya Samaj & Other Reform Movements
Dayananda Saraswati, Arya Samaj (1875), Ramakrishna Mission, Vivekananda, Theosophical Society.
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Educational Reforms & Press
Macaulay’s Minute (1835), Wood’s Despatch (1854), universities, vernacular press, role of education in nationalism.
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Economic Impact & Social Reforms — Revision
Key reformers, acts, dates, complete chapter revision checklist.
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