A whole subcontinent was picked up without half trying Images of the British raj in India are everywhere of late. ... At movie houses, we can savor all the hot intensities that blast a decorous English visitor the moment she steps ashore after A Passage to India, to be engulfed in a whirlwind of mendicants, elephants, snake charmers and crowds. ... The Moguls, a band of intruders of Mongolian, Turkish and Persian origin, had formally established their empire in India in 1526; by the time the British arrived, they ruled most of northern India save for a few fiefdoms still controlled by tribute...

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V P Menon was the Constitutional Adviser to the last three Viceroys during British rule in India. ... Menon's plan for the partition of India into two Dominions was the one which was eventually adopted. ... His two books on the 'Transfer of Power in India' and 'The Integration of Indian States' are quoted widely. ... When he left India, famine stalked portions of the countryside. ... These would then decide whether to join India, Pakistan or be independent. ...

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In 1652 the Dutch East India Company established stations at the Cape for its passing ships that engaged in trade with India. ... During the eighteenth century, largely in response to the Dutch East India Company's strict regulation on their lives, many settlers slowly moved away from Cape Town and established a dispersed, pastoral and patriarchal frontier society. ...

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After World War II for example, with the defeat of the tyrannical and imperialistic enemy, Nazi Germany, nations like India gained a new outlook on their place within the world, not needing to be ruled by a greater force, such as the British Empire. ... Because of this also, the early 20th century saw the British reckoning with the effect of allowing the self-governing autonomy system and its impact on the demand of reforms in the Non-European territories, significantly India.6 This goes to show that, most likely outside of Europe, that territories are incompatible with British rule and especi...

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Our research set out to improve our understanding of the immigration from 1960s up to 1980s and by exploring the rhythms and realities of everyday life both of immigrants and natives people. This research is based on the immigration policy in Britain, which structured the lives of immigrants. We aimed to investigate the strategies people deployed in the time of far-researching changes, to meet their perceived priorities and needs. The first category includes such details as the economic, political and social condition in the countries of emigration. Understanding why immigrants leave their ho...

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