: The British ruled India for a long time. The British kept India as a slave for almost 200 years. During this period, the British looted India's resources extensively, but do you know how much money the British looted from India in almost 200 years? According to historians, the British looted about 45 trillion dollars from India. The British looted about 80 thousand trillion rupees from India between 1757 and 1947.
The British made India poor…According to historian Utsa Patnaik, the British looted about 45 trillion dollars from India between 1765 and 1938. This amount is about 15 times more than the annual gross domestic product of Britain today. The people of Britain believe that Britain did not get any significant economic benefit from the colonization of India, but the truth is different from this. The British government clipped the wings of this 'golden bird' in such a way that it was left unable to fly. During this period the British looted property worth approximately 45 trillion dollars from India.
?The Battle of Plassey was the turning point! Let us tell you that the British ruled India from 1757 to 1947 i.e. for 190 years. After the victory in the Battle of Plassey, the British established their hegemony in India. After this, in 1858, the rule of the East India Company was transferred to the name of Queen Victoria.
Economic exploitation, political oppression and cultural imperialism on India. India achieved independence on 15 August 1947 and the British rule ended. This rule is known as colonialism. The British subjected India to economic exploitation, political oppression, and cultural imperialism. Although, they also established many new industries in India and helped in developing the economy, but there is no doubt that the British looted India's resources and wealth.
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