What The British Did to India

[arkas]

my ancestors were citizens of the british empire.

So were millions, join the club.

My great great grandpa was actually a chef and cooked for the King.

[The Lawspeaker]

It's funny that I sometimes get similar comments from Indonesian friends: "Don't tell anyone I said this but.... we should never have thrown you out !"

[Armenian Bishop]

Geez! What's this about not having enough patience to watch a long video, with a lot of thoughtful information? Yea, I watched the whole enchilada.

The title is misleading, and it makes a strong and convincing point by point case for the positive economic influence of Britain, in Colonial India. He did a lot of research to debunk the opposing viewpoint.

[Autrigón]

I have an M.A. in Indian Studies. I speak Hindi and I studied Sanskrit for three years, one of which was in India, taught by Brahmin women. I always say I'm glad it was the British who colonized India. If it had been the Spaniards or Portuguese, Hinduism could have been wiped out, or at least, greatly weakened. East India Company-men patronized many Hindu temples and festivals, so it is not completely Black-and-White. They also overthrew the Mughals.

Portugal had colonies in India since 1505...

[Sebastianus Rex]

Portugal had colonies in India since 1505...

Portuguese colonies in India, especially Goa (the most important) was converted to catholicism in a significant degree. Even today the majority of native Goans, wich are already a minority in that territory, are catholic and consider themselves Portuguese not Indian, and resent that Goa had been transformed into a caothic hippie brothel by the Indian government.

[Óttar]

Portuguese colonies in India, especially Goa (the most important) was converted to catholicism in a significant degree. Even today the majority of native Goans, wich are already a minority in that territory, are catholic and consider themselves Portuguese not Indian, and resent that Goa had been transformed into a caothic hippie brothel by the Indian government.

This is basically the same phenomenon as those "Turks" who look just as brown and have about the same phenotypical traits as every other Indian. Goan Catholics wear Indian clothing, are brown, and are Indian in everything, but their religion. This sort of thing also happens with Indians taking English names.

[Óttar]

Portugal had colonies in India since 1505...

Sure, but they hardly had the same territorial reach as the British.

[arkas]

Portuguese colonies in India, especially Goa (the most important) was converted to catholicism in a significant degree. Even today the majority of native Goans, wich are already a minority in that territory, are catholic and consider themselves Portuguese not Indian, and resent that Goa had been transformed into a caothic hippie brothel by the Indian government.

This is basically the same phenomenon as those "Turks" who look just as brown and have about the same phenotypical traits as every other Indian. Goan Catholics wear Indian clothing, are brown, and are Indian in everything, but their religion. This sort of thing also happens with Indians taking English names.

Wtf Catholic Indians do NOT consider themsleves Portuguese, they have Portuguese surnames only because they took them on during the period along with converting to Christianity. My mum is a Catholic Indian, never in my life have I heard that before.

If they consider themselves Portugese they probably are mixed race, descended from Luso Indians.