The students at Fortismere School, London, have been studying the Mughal Empire and the British Empire in India this year. As part of this work they have completed a questionnaire about the legacy of the British in India. Now they would like to post up some of their questions for students in India to answer.
To answer any question or to add any further questions you need to click on the comment button below this box and write in your text. The first question has been posted already.
can you give some examples of the buildings or monuments that were left by the British in India?
ReplyDelete1. How do you think the British Empire in India has affected the food that you eat in your country today?
ReplyDelete2. Today? What effect has the British Empire in India had on the sports that are played in your country
ReplyDelete3. Do you think that the British introduction of their parliament to India has helped in the ruling of India?
ReplyDelete4. Do you think that the British influenced the way cities were developed in India?
ReplyDelete5. Do you think the British introduction of roads and railways has had a positive effect on India industry/trade today?
ReplyDelete6. What effect has the British Empire in India had on the clothes that you wear today?
ReplyDelete7. Has the introduction of the English language to India helped the Indian people in any way?
ReplyDelete8. In what ways do you think life in Britain has changed because of the close links with India?
ReplyDelete10. Do you think that the legacy of the British Empire in India was positive on all groups of people?
ReplyDelete9. How do you think religion has changed in your country as a result of Britain’s close links to India?
ReplyDelete1. How do you think the British Empire conquering India affected the sports the played there?
ReplyDelete2. Do you believe the British Empire effected religion in India?
3. What kind of effect do you think India had on the types of food people ate in British Empire?
4. Do you think the British Empire had any effect on the politics in India?
5. Do you think the British Empire taking over India had any effects on clothing in either India or Britain?
6. Do you think the British Empire in India had any affects on the languages in India?
7. How do you think the British Empire affected the cities and buildings and geography of India?
8. Do you think the British Empire improved mentalities in India?
9. How do you think that the British empire owning India affected industry in both here and there?
10. Do think the British Empire had a positive or negative effect on India , please explain why?
1. Did the “ Civilising Mission” (a mission to establish British institutions and ideas in the local political culture.) actually dominate the leadership in the country?
ReplyDelete2. Did the British come to India because the country had a large economic output, or to expand the empire?
ReplyDeleteAfter the Indian Partition in 1947, would you say that India has improved and developed well, or is still recovering from the British Empire’s arrival. Did the British Empire arrive, bleed the country dry, and then leave because of the mess they had made, or did they help India by providing it with culture, language, and technology?
ReplyDelete4. Has the British Empire left India in a bad state, considering India was a major economically developed country before the British came, and after they left over 50% of the country was in poverty?
ReplyDeleteIndia is now a united country with democracy; did the British Empire influence this?
ReplyDeletedid The British Empire just leave India all under a rule that had to keep them united through the years stained by British rule, or is it because India was divided up into little kingdoms who were always at war with each other and consumed them all, concluding that when they left, they handed over a united country.
ReplyDeleteWhen the British defeated the French and their Indian allies, The East India Trading Company immediately gained control over the city of Bengal, controlling a large military force. Do you think they strategically planned this before when they were just trading?
ReplyDeleteDuring the Indian partition, the Hindu’s stayed in India and the Muslims were moved to Pakistan. Do you think that this was because the British Empire had been trying to overthrow the Mughals who were Muslim when they first came to India and were still trying to dispose of Sharia law?
ReplyDelete9. After the end of company rule in India, India was handed to the British Crown. And the sub-continent of India was rules the British Raj. Do you think this was a benefit for Indian civilians?
ReplyDeleteAlthough the East India Company had many negative effects in India, it did have benefits, such as introducing the English language, changing the Indian language from Persian. Do you think this was a good idea, considering it destroyed fragments of their culture?
ReplyDeleteDo you think the British empire is responsible for your law system.???
ReplyDelete2.In what ways has British rule impacted India?
ReplyDelete5.can you name something good about India that was caused by British rule?
ReplyDelete9.overall do you feel that British rule had a positive or negative impact on India?
ReplyDelete1. What foods and drinks came back from India to England from the days of the British Empire?
ReplyDelete2. What food and drinks did the British introduce to India during the Raj?
3. What sports did the British introduce to India during the Raj and are they still popular today?
4. What language did we introduce to India during the Raj and to what extent is it still spoken today?
5. What religion did the British introduce to India when Britain came to rule over India?
6. What religions did India introduce to the British in India and over in the UK today?
7. What politics, laws and government were brought to India through Colonial rule and have they been beneficial to India today?
8. India has become a popular tourist destination over the years, is tourism good for India?
9. A lot of clothing sold in Britain today is made in India, is this good for the people?
10. Is it good for there to be so many Information Technology companies that are owned by western companies operating in places like Bangalore?
Q1. What spices do you think we got from India?
ReplyDeleteQ2. How is our food similar to Indian food?
Q3. How has our government influenced India’s government?
Q4. Why is our military system similar to the Indians military system?
Q5. Do you think that the British taking control has had a negative or positive effect on Britain and why?
Q6. Do you think that the British taking control has had a negative or positive effect on India and why?
Q7. Do you think the British have damaged the environment in India? How?
Q8. Do you think the Indians have influenced religion in Britain today? If so how and what religions did they influence?
Q9. What sports do you think the Indians got from us, and how?
Q10. Do you think British buildings are influenced by Indian design?
1. What effect has the British Empire in India had on the clothes that you wear today?
ReplyDelete2. Do you think the British Empire had any effect on the politics in India?
3. When the British defeated the French and their Indian allies, The East India Trading Company immediately gained control over the city of Bengal, controlling a large military force. Do you think they strategically planned this before when they were just trading?
4. After the end of company rule in India, India was handed to the British Crown. And the sub-continent of India was rules the British Raj. Do you think this was a benefit for Indian civilians?
5. What foods and drinks came back from India to England from the days of the British Empire?
6. Is it good for there to be so many Information Technology companies that are owned by western companies operating in places like Bangalore?
7. A lot of clothing sold in Britain today is made in India, is this good for the people?
8. India has become a popular tourist destination over the years, is tourism good for India?
9. What politics, laws and government were brought to India through Colonial rule and have they been beneficial to India today?
10. What language did we introduce to India during the Raj and to what extent is it still spoken today?
11. What sports do you think the Indians got from us, and how?
12. Did the “Civilising Mission” (a mission to establish British institutions and ideas in the local political culture.) actually dominate the leadership in the country?
13. How do you think the British Empire affected the cities and buildings and geography of India?
14. Do you think the British Empire improved mentalities in India?
PLEASE RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
ReplyDelete1. Did the British introduce railway lines as a mode of transportation in India?
2. If so why do you think that they introduced railway lines in India?
3. Did the British affect sports played in India?
4. Did the British affect or change the government in India?
5. Did the British also affect the clothes in India?
6. Did the British contribute to the constitution of your society?
7. Do you think the British influenced the style of buildings?
8. Do you think that the British affected religions in India?
9. Did they affect arts such as music in India?
10. Overall do what do you think about the British Empire? Please explain
1. Out of what can you remember, what food and drinks came from India to England during the time of the British Empire?
ReplyDelete2. Did the British bring over any sports to India? Are they still around or popular today?
3. Do you think your law system had anything to do with the British Empire? Has this made a big affect in your country?
4. Do you think the style of your food and drink was changed by the British Empire?
5. Is there something in particular that has made a significant difference to Indian lifestyle, left by the British? Is this an advantage or a disadvantage?
6. What affect has the British Empire in India had on the education you receive today?
7. Do you think the close relationship with India have changed anything about Britain over the years?
8. Do you believe that the British Empire changed anything about your religion in India?
9. Did the British Empire have any control over the languages now spoken in India?
10. Overall, do you think the British Empire had a positive or negative impact on Indian life then until now?
1. On a scale from 1-5 (with 1 being not very changed and 5 being very changed.) How much do you think that the Indian culture was changed by the British?
ReplyDelete2. Please explain your answer to question 3.
3. On a scale from 1-5 (with one being not very changed and 5 being very changed.) How much do you think that the British culture was changed by the British occupation of India?
4. Please explain your answer to question 5
5. On a scale from 1-5 (with one being very bad and 5 being very good.) How would you rate the changes that the British made in India?
6. Please explain your answer to question 7.
7. On a scale from 1-5 (with one being very bad and 5 being very good.) How would you rate the changes that the British occupation in India caused Britain?
8. Please explain your answer to question 9
9. Name the largest change to India that you believe was caused by British occupation in India.
10. Name the largest change to Britain that you believe was caused by British occupation in India.
11. Which of the topics in question (food, sport, religion, politics, geography, clothes, industry, language or mentalities.) do you think was changed the most by the British? Why?
12. Please name a change the British occupation made to that topic (in India):
13. Please name a change the British occupation made to that topic (in Britain):
1. Do you think the British introducing Indian parliament has changed/helped in the ruling of the country?
ReplyDelete2. How do you think the food that is eaten today in Britain/India has been affected by British rule?
3. Do you think British sports are the basis of what Indians play now?
4. Do you think English is spoken in India and has it had a positive effect and not destroyed a bit of Indian culture?
5. Have the British affected the economic growth in India considering when they left half of the country was in poverty?
6. Do you feel there was a benefit to Indians after rule was handed to the British Crown?
7. Has there been an effect on the type of clothing Indians wear since the British have ruled them?
8. Do you think when the British went to India they brought with them any religions and do you think they have survived significantly until today?
9. Are there any buildings in India that might have been influenced by British architecture and vice versa?
10. Overall do you feel the British ruling over India had a positive or negative effect on the way Indian people lead their lives today?
1.Do you think the invasion of the British Empire in India was a good thing?
ReplyDelete2.Do you feel a link between India and Britain?
3.How do you feel about the fact that only recently Indian cities that were given British names have been changed back?
4.Do you enjoy experiencing British/Indian culture?
5.How much would it affect you if there had never been a connection between India and Britain?
6.Do you think it is right that Indian children in cities are taught the English alphabet before they can read and write their own language?
7.Is it unfair that despite the history between India and Britain that India is home to 300-400 million English speakers but very few English people speak Indian?
8.Do you think India will over-take Britain economically?
9.How do you feel about a lot of British products being made in India?
10.Should Britain help out more about situations like the slums in India?
11.Is it a good thing that India is becoming more western or should Britain adopt more Indian cultures?
12.Was it a good thing that the empire united the previously separated India?
13.Do you have any final opinions on the British Empire and India and the effect it’s left?
Thank you :)
1. Why did the British want to get more influence and control over India?
ReplyDelete2. What was the British Legacy in India?
3. How did the British treat the Indians?
4. What where the disadvantages and advantages for the Indians?
5. How do you think the Indians felt?
6. Would India would be the same as it is today if the British did not take over India, if not how?
7. How did they take over India? (By force, bribery e.t.c)
8. Do you think that the Indians had a Legacy in Britain, if so, what was it?
9. How was the legacy in India different for certain groups of people?
10. Do you think our relationship with the Indians is good or bad?
1. How has the way you live you everyday routine been changed by the British?
ReplyDelete2. Have the cloths you wear been effected by the british? If so how?
3. Are there any buildings that remain in the area you live in? Give an example.
4. Has the food you bye in shops or make changed by the british? In what way?
5. Has the british effected your railway cerveses? In what way?
6. In school do you have to learn English? If you do why?
7. In the religion that you beleave in, has it been changes by the british in any way? If so what is it?
8.Have the sports you play been influenced by the British? If so how?
9. Has your law system been effected by the british? If so how?
10. Over all do you think the british empire had a positive/negative effect on India? why?
• Where do you live?
ReplyDelete• How old are you?
• Do you have a Prime minister?
• Do you have a royal family?
• What do you eat more, fish and chips or a curry?
• Do you think that this is because of the British legacy in India?
• The British legacy brought snooker and cricket to India, do you play any of the two?
• What is the biggest religion where you live?
• What language does your country mostly use?
• How do you think the British legacy has helped India?
• Do you think that the British legacy has influenced manufacturing in In India?
• Should the British Empire have taken over and controlled parts of India?
ReplyDelete• If the British Empire didn’t trade with the Indians would it make a great
difference today?
• Do you think Jahangir the first Mughal leader should have welcomed the British into India rather than not allowing them to trade?
• Do you think the British and Indian trade has made a bigger impact on Britain or India?
• Arangzeb one of the Mughal leaders allowed the British to trade with India, and gave Britain protection from other Indian leaders. Do you think this was a good idea?
• Do you think the British or the Mughals got the best profit from the trade?
• In 1914 India was forced against their will into world war one in Belgium what could have been done to stop this?
• Was it a good choice to travel to India to trade?
• Do you think India is better off being an independent country?
1. Do you think that the british are largely responsable for your famous law system?
ReplyDelete2.Is the English language largely spoken in india?
3.Did the brits create better education systems in india
4.Do you think the british introduced cricet to your country
5.do you feel that the british banned indians from protestting
1) Was the British Empire a good thing for India?
ReplyDelete2) Was India a good thing for the British Empire?
3) How has India changed British cuisine?
4) How has the British Empire changed Indian cuisine?
5) Do you think Britain’s political relationship with India changed because of the Empire?
6) Do you think the British Empire made it easier for the British and Indians to travel and live in one another’s countries?
7) Do you think British culture today has been influenced by India?
8) Do you think Indian culture today has been influenced by the British?
9) What sports has the British Empire left in India?
10) Has Indian cinema influenced the british way of life?
1.In your opinion how has introducing the English language in India affected the country, and has it had a good impact of bad impact?
ReplyDelete2. How did the rapid departure of the British in India affect the political situation?
3.What do you think of the education system in India?
4.Would you be surprised to hear that the British Empire established a very successful education system in India?
5. How do you think trains and the railway have helped in India and why?
6.Do you think since 1947 the different types of food in England has expanded?
7.Did you know we only have cotton in Britain because India were the first to grow it and showed it to other countries?
8. What do you think the estimated amount of Hindu Temples there are in England this year (2010)?
9.. Do you think the British Empire ruling India for a century has had a good or bad impact on Britain? And why is it?
1. Do you eat food from the other side of the British Empire (Britain/India)?
ReplyDelete2. Do you feel Britain has influenced sport in India?
3. Do you think their are many Christians in India?
4. Do you think Britain has influence India’s interest about politics?
5. Do you wear much British clothes?
6. Do you wear much Indian clothes?
7. Do you think most British call centers are located in India for a reason and why?
8. Do you feel Britain has changed if India thinks positively or negatively?
9. Do you think Britain has influenced the way your cities are built?
10. Do you think India learns about other societies?
1. What type of food did the British Empire produce in India?
ReplyDelete2. What type of clothes were made by the British Empire in India?
3. How did the British Empire research Geography in India?
4. What was the mentality of the people in India when the British Empire arrived?
5. How many different types of Indistries did the British Empire get invloved in?
6. Did the British Empire accept the religion in India?
7. Did the British Empire and Indians accept each others language?
8. How did the British Empire support sports in India?
9. Did the Indian Government agree with the British Empire's presence in India?
10. What aspects of life in India have been changed because of Britains close links with India?
The British introduced new forms of transport to India,for example the railway line, do you think this has helped india in anyway? If so why?
ReplyDeleteCricket is very popular in India now, do you think it was important that the British showed India new sports that they had not known of ?
Do you think that introducing the English language has had any impact on India? Is this a positive aspect or a negative?
Do you think that the British introducing Law systems and an Indian Parliament, has helped India in any way and why?
Do you think that the British have helped India Unite with other countries and be more involved ? (for example, India goes to different countries to play cricket, therefore meeting new people)
In your opinion, was it a good idea that Britain traded things with India to make themselves wealthy?
Do you think it was a good idea that the British brought together the separated parts of India?
Do you have any types of food in India that were inroduced by Britain? (or food in Britain that were influenced from India?)
Many people in England Drink tea, did you know that the British only discovered tea when they were trading with India?
Do you think this means that trading had a good impact on Britain ?
Are there any famous Buildings or Monuments still standing that were left from the British in India?
Has the fact that Britain introduced English Education helped India evolve ?
Overall, do you think that Britain has helped India most in sport,food,language,politics or industry?
1. What do you think has changed since the British came to India?
ReplyDelete2.Do you think the British brought good things to India?
3.Do you think the English language has been useful in Britain?
4. The introduction of trains in India, good or bad?
5.What impact do you think the British made on India?
6.Do you think the British did a good job governing India?
7. What do you think of the education now in India, has it changed since the British invaded?
8. Do you think hat life in India has changed?
9. Who do you think was affected the most after the British came, India or Britain?
10.what else do you think the British could have brought to India?
11. On scale of 1 to 10 how important do you think the legacies the British left behind in India are?
1. How old are you and where do you live?
ReplyDelete2. How many languages do you speak?
3. Do you speak English?
4. The British brought more transport, such as trains to India. Do you use trains?
5. Which legacy left by the British in India do you think was the best, and why?
6. How do you think the British influenced Politics in India?
7. What religion are you?
8. Should the British Empire taken over and controlled parts of India?
9. How has India changed British cuisine and Do you prefer british or Indian Food?
10. Do you wear British or Indian clothes?
11. Overall, do you think British legacies in India are good or bad?
1. Do you think that any Indian foods were influenced by the British?
ReplyDelete2. Do you think that it is unfair that many children in Indian schools learn English, but barely any British schools teach Indian?
3. Are the majority of the clothes you own now made by British or Indian companies?
4. Do you think that the British changed any religious beliefs in India? If so, how?
5. What do you think would be different about your life if the British had never gone to India?
6. Do you think that the British changed the way India was governed?
7. Are many buildings in India were built by the British? If so, can you give examples?
8. Do you think it was good that the British introduced new technology, such as cars and trains to India?
9. The British introduced cricket and snooker to India. Do you think the Indian economy benefited from this?
10. Overall, do you think the British Empire in India had a positive or negative impact on life in India?
Questionnaire
ReplyDelete1. Do you think India changed the style of food in Britain? Y / N
2. In your opinion did the British Empire introduce different sports in India? Y / N
3. Do you think that India has given Britain different religions? Y / N
4. In your opinion did the British Empire help India in getting a better health care? Y / N
5. Do you think that the British Empire helped India in getting a good government system? Y / N
6. In your opinion did the British Empire help India by building them a train line? Y / N
7. Do you think that helping India with a better education system was a good idea? Y / N
8. In your opinion do you think there is a similarity in clothes in India and Britain? Y / N
9. Do you think that India’s cities have become more developed since the British Empire has been there? Y / N
10. In your opinion is there more English spoken in India after the British Empire was there or before? BEFORE / AFTER
1) Do you think that India would be as involved in international sport as they are today if Britain hadn’t ever colonised India?
ReplyDelete2) Has the British – India history affected the amount of Sikhs and Hindus in Britain today?
3) How would the British eating ‘palette’ be different if it wasn’t for our Indian connection?
4) How did Gandhi’s campaign for Indian independence affect other leaders and nations?
5) Do you think bits of Indian language ‘crept’ into English or vice versa? If so what?
6) How has music been affected by the British-Indian connection?
7) Would city life in both nations be very different if not for history between India and Britain?
8) Have Indian clothing styles been adapted into British ones? If so which styles?
9) Has Britain affected the job aspect of India? - call centres, factories etc.
10) As India and China are suspected to become the new powerhouse countries of the globe, how do you think Britain will be treated by India?
11) What is the overall subject that has been most affected by the inter-relationship between India and Britain?
1. What, if any, Indian/British products do you own?
ReplyDelete2. Are these products relevant in everyday life?
3. Do you think things in India would be different if Britain didn’t invade?
4. How?
5. Would India be the same without cricket?
6. What do you think would be the dominant sport if cricket wasn’t?
7. Do you think the education system would be different?
8. What about law?
9. Do you notice objects that are British/Indian or are they used in everyday life?
10. Would life be different all across the world if Britain never invaded? In what way?
PLEASE ANSWER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!
ReplyDelete1. What religious impact did the Indians have on the British?
2. What role did the Indians have in the British army?
3. Did the East India company have any difficulties with trading in India and if so, what did they do to solve it?
4. What year did the Indian Mutiny occur?
5. Who was crowned „Empress of India“ in 1876?
6. Did the British ruling over India affect India in any way and if so how?
7. Did the British ruling over India affect Britain in any way and if so how?
8. Who was Robert Clive?
9. What was good about the British Empire ruling over India?
10. What was bad about the British Empire ruling over India?
11. Was the British Empire´s rule over India a positive or negative impact for Indian soldiers?
12. Was the British Empire´s rule over India a positive or negative impact for Indian children?
13. Do you think the British Empire had a positive or a negative impact overall on India and why?
1) What type of sports do you enjoy playing? Do you think the British Empire has had an influence on these?
ReplyDelete2) How many languages did the Indians introduce to the British?
3) What industrialisation has been influenced by Britain and has it been successful in India?
4) Do you think that India has changed the lifestyle in Britain today?
5) Do you think that the British treated the Indians Fairley?
6) Do you think the Indians have influenced the food that we buy in England,
7) Did some traditional religions that originated from India become successful in today’s society?
8) Did the British introduce any fashion or styles into the Indian culture?
9) How different were the politics in India then from the politics in Britain now and are there’re any similarities between them?
10) Overall, do you think that the British have left a positive impact on India today?
1. When you were in school did you get served Indian food in the cafeteria?
ReplyDelete2. Pyjamas are an Indian word do you know any others?
3. Which one of these teas is from India?
A) Lapsang suchon tea.
B) English breakfast tea. √
C) Mint tea.
Tick the one you think is correct!
4. What is the national sport of India?
5. What is the most popular sport in India?
6. What does avatar mean in Indian?
7. Roughly how many countries do India export software and services to?
8.What was the reason for the partition of India?
9.What does karma mean in Indian?
10. Who is the president of India?
1.the british tried to introduce churches and christianity to India. What do you think about the different religions there are in India today?
ReplyDelete2.The british built an extensive railway network during there rule. What d you think of the train system in India?
3.What do you think about the modern military bases and army in India?
4. Are you happy that India has a cricket team?
5.Are you happy that many indians are speaking English now?
6.How do you feel about the political systen in India, are you happy with the democratic system introduced by the british?
7.Do you feel that India has been united by british rule?
8.How do you feel about the british hunting lins, tigers and elephants so that their numbers have decreased?
9.what do you think about the kinds of jobs Indian people do in England?
10.Are you happy about the increase of Indain restraunts in Britan?
MY Questionnaire
ReplyDelete1. What is the legacy of the British Empire in your national diet?
2. What sports have been brought to your country by the British Empire?
3. What employment opportunities did the British Empire create in your country?
4. How did the British Empire influence education in your country?
5. In what way did the British empire influece and change the clothes fashion in your nation
6. What changes has the British Empire made to your language?
7. What transport has the British Empire introduced into your country?
8. What changes were made to your religion whilst under the rule of the
British empire?
9. How was your legal system influenced by the British Empire?
10. What influence did the British Empire have on your government system?
BY BEN
Q1.
ReplyDeleteDo you think the British Empire has left any legacies in India? If so what?
Q2.
What impact do you think these legacies have had on modern India today?
Q3.
Do you think the legacies left in India by the British Empire have been beneficial, if so why?
Q4.
What legacies left by the British Empire have been most beneficial e.g. sport, food, religion etcQ5.
Q4.
Why do you think the Great British Empire had dominant control over India in this time period?
Q6
Do you think Ghandi’s peaceful protests helped India get their independence back?
Q7
Who do you think most helped India gain their independence back?
Q8
Do you think it was fare of the British Empire to take away India’s independence through this period of time?
Q9
Do you think the British Empire helped by dividing India into two countries, India and Pakistan?
Q10
Are you pleased that India got their independence back?
What do you think about the way that the British Empire in India has affected life in both India and Britain today.
ReplyDeletePlease circle yes on no according to if u agree or disagree with the statement
1. The British introduced their legal and justice system:
Do you think that this has improved life in India and in Britain today?
Yes No
Why do you think this?
2. Provided modern military training and organization to a largely medieval army: Do you think that this has improved life in India and in Britain today?
Yes No
Why do you think this?
3. Reorganized the antiquated tax system: Do you think that this has improved life in India and in Britain today?
Yes No
Why do you think this?
4. Improved import/export trade for India: Do you think that this has improved life in India and in Britain today?
Yes No
Why do you think this?
5. Built one of the world's greatest water irrigation systems in Pakistani Punjab: Do you think that this has improved life in India and in Britain today?
Yes No
Why do you think this?
6. Created a rail and road network to facilitate transportation: Do you think that this has improved life in India and in Britain today?
Yes No
Why do you think this?
7. Extended the education system to include universities and colleges of higher learning: Do you think that this has improved life in India and in Britain today?
Yes No
Why do you think this?
8. Introduced the Western dress code: Do you think that this has improved life in India and in Britain today?
Yes No
Why do you think this?
9. The Partitioning of Pakistan: Do you think that this has improved life in India and in Britain today?
Yes No
Why do you think this?
10. Hunting endangered species: Do you think that this has improved life in India and in Britain today?
Yes No
Why do you think this?
11. Introducing sports e.g. cricket: Do you think that this has improved life in India and in Britain today?
Yes No
Why do you think this?
12. A large scale of immigration bringing Indian food and culture to the UK: Do you think that this has improved life in India and in Britain today?
Yes No
Why do you think this?
1. What food do we eat in the UK that was brought over from India?
ReplyDelete2. What sports to they play in India that was brought over by the British?
3. What language is widely still spoken in India that was brought over by the British?
4. What did India export to Britain during the Empire and after?
5. Why did people immigrate to the UK after the rule of the Empire?
6. How did the British influence schooling in India?
7. What means of travel did the British bring to India?
8. Where did people from India begin to settle when they came to the UK?
9. How did the British influence Indian clothing?
10. How does India influence British music now?
1.Why do you think cricket is so popular in India?
ReplyDelete2.Is English food popular in India?
3.Do you think Indian's talk about the weather as much as the British?
4.Has Britain influenced the day-to-day clothing of Indian people.
5.Do you think the poor of India are better off after British rule?
6.Is India a richer country after British rule?
7.Do you think Indians are better educated as a result of British rule?
8.How do think Britain has changed because of British rule in India?
9.Do you wish that Britain still had the large empire?
10.What do think India would be like if Britain had not ruled them?
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1. What subjects do you learn at school?
ReplyDelete2. How often do you go to school?
3. What is your favourite Indian sport?
4. Are there any churches in India?
5. Do you have any English relatives?
6. What’s your favourite English food?
7. What is your religion?
8. What transport is there in India that there is also in England?
9. Has the British legacy helped you in any way?
10. What is your favourite English activitie?
1. Do you think the fact that there are a lot of Indian/English people in England/India has encouraged you to visit the country?
ReplyDelete2. Do think it is a benefit that England and India are connected in some way?
3. Do you enjoy eating the food of the other nation?
4. To your knowledge, did India being a British colony help your country financially?
5. Do you think having an insight into Indian/English culture has made you more interested in the country
6. Do you think India would have been a better or worse place if it hadn’t been made a colony?
7. Do you think British and western cultures have become more popular in India? (e.g. in clothes, music tastes or mentalities)
8. Give an example of how the relationship between India and England has affected you in your everyday life?
9. Do you think the reason why there are a lot of Indian people in England is because India was an English colony?
10. Do you think Britain would be a better or worse place if it hadn’t made India a colony?
11. Do you think India being a British colony had a mainly positive or negative effect on the majority of the Indian population?
12. What do you think would be different in India if they had successfully resisted British rule?
13. Do you think the British rule of India was bad for any religious groups?
14. Name a benefit British rule in India had to both India and Britain?
15. Do you think it was right of the British to make India a colony?
what kind of legacy have the british left in india?
ReplyDeletewhat kinds of foods have the British left in india?
ReplyDeletedid the british allow the indians to continue their faith and lifestyle?
ReplyDeletehave the british legacies become well used in modern day india?
ReplyDeletewhy did the british take charge of india?
ReplyDelete1. Do you think North or South India was more influenced by Britain?
ReplyDelete2. Do you think that the British Empire in India was a good thing or bad thing and why?
3. Do you think that India and Britain would be very different from how they are today if they didn’t invade India?
4. Do you think the British have left behind ideas about religion?
5. Do you think India influences Britain’s culture?
6. In what ways did the British Empire influence India’s current government?
7. Do you think that some British buildings are influenced by India?
8. Did the British Empire introduce any sports to India and are they currently still around?
9. Do you think that the British Empire has made it easier for the British and the Indians to interact?
10. Lots of clothing sold in Britain today is made in India. Do you think that this is a good thing or a bad thing?
1 Do you think the British Empire in India has affected life in India?
ReplyDelete2 Do you think the British Empire in India has affected life in Britain?
3 Do you think that your life would be different if the British Empire had not extended to India?
4 Did the British Empire in India affect religion in your country?
5 Did the British Empire in India affect the language you speak today?
6 Did the British Empire in India affect the clothes you wear today?
7 What food do you now eat as a result of the British Empire in India?
8 Do you think the development of industry in your country was impacted by the British Empire in India? How?
9 Has the British empire in India affected the music/instruments in your country?
10 Did the British Empire in India change the transport networks in your contrary? Which ones? Road? Rail?
11 Do you think that the way you see the world has been affected as a result of the British Empire extending to India?
12 Overall do you think the legacy of the British Empire in India was positive or negative?
1. can you describe what you see to be the legacy of the British Empire in India?
ReplyDelete2. when examining th moral balance sheet of the British empire in India, many cite the introduction of law, a parlimentary democracy and constitutinal government, and a organised civil service, police force, military and legal system as examples of the good aspects of Britain's legacy. What "good" things do you think were introduced to India by the British?
3.do you think that there are other aspects of the british rule in India that left a helpful legacy?
4. do you think the colonial-era administrative praticlesa and lawsthat were left in place by the British left the best system for India's new leadership?
5. British liberal edmund Burke (1729 to 1727) once said said: " The British Empire must be governed on a plan of freedom, for it will be governed by no other." Do myou believe that the British empire was essentially a "liberal empire" according to the Burke vision or do you believe that the British Empire in India, as envisaed by emancipation advocate and MP Edward Gibbon (1737 to 1794), was essentially something that was the entire opposite of liberty?
6. what would you say are the most negative aspects of the legacy of British rule in India?
7. according to YP Rajesh, writing for reuters in August 2007, India is home to betwee 300 and 400 milion English speakers and "inheritance of the language- as well as the accompanying university system- has helped India produce millions of English- speaking engineers and back office workers, pushing the country's IT industry to the global centre-stage and earning billions of dolars for the ecomony." Do you believe this has been a good thing for the Indian economy?
8. do you believe tyhat the different groups of people in India have benefited to a greater or lesser extent by this legacy of language?
9. during a visit to England in 1931, freedom movement leader Mahatma Gandhi was asked how far he would cut India off from the Empire. "From the Empire, completely," he replied. "From the British nation, not at all, if i want India to gain and not to grieve." Why do you think Gandhi said this?
10. In what war would you sat that the life in Britain has been changed because of Britain's close links with India?
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ReplyDeleteThe English brought the English language into India, do you think it would be different without it?
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Do you think bringing the language in was a good idea or a bad idea?
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Do you think the railway line being introduced to India helped? If so, why?
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Do you think if we hadn’t conquered India we would have curry?
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Do you think the British empire influenced the way politics work in India now?
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Do you think the British empire affected the religion in India?
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Do you think the British Empire affected the clothes Indians wore back then and now?
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Do you think the British Empire affected the way buildings are/were built in India?
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Do you think Indian people would do different jobs if the British Empire hadn’t conquered?
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Do you think the Legacy of the British Empire in India was positive or negative? Explain why.
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1) is what you were influenced by the British?
ReplyDelete2) is what you eat influenced by the British?
3) is your transport influenced by the British?
4) is your culture influenced by the british, if we never tried to take over would you be a different culture?
5) is you government influenced or affected by Briton?