Lord Dalhousie The builder of modern India?
Lord Dalhousie : Founder of Modern India In 1848, Lord Dalhousie came to India as the Governor General.He was the Governor General of India for about 8 years (1848-56). His period is an important point in Indian history. Not only did he greatly expand the British Empire, but his period is also credited with the development of many important modern technologies. Dalhousie is considered the father of railways in India because during his period the first train was run from Bombay to Thane in 1853 AD. Then Dalhousie is also credited with introducing the telegram system in India. The first telegram (telegram) was sent between Bombay to Purna in 1854. Dalhousie established 'Public Works Department' as an independent department in 1854 AD to promote public works. In order to improve the postal system, for the first time, the practice of postal dict was also started during the time of Dalhousie. Its Attempts for additional education and military modernization were also made during Dalhousie's period.
On the basis of the above discussion, it certainly appears that Dalhousie tried hard to make India modern. Not for British colonial interests, but for the fulfillment of British colonial interests. The main purpose of railways was to transport finished goods to the interior of the country and raw materials from there to the port. Then the entire capital involved in the railways was foreign and this led to industrialization in India. no avail.Similarly, mail, telegram etc. were also instruments of colonial interests. Were. We get clear evidence of this during the revolution of 1857. These modern means of communication helped in suppressing the revolution of 1857. played an important role. Yes it is true that Dalhousie indirectly These works of India promoted modern technologies to a limited extent in India.However, it was mainly a tool for promoting colonial interest.
