South Asia

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South Asia
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British Empire

• Early European Traders

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British Empire

• Early European Traders
• British East India Company

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British Empire

• Early European Traders
• British East India Company
• Control of valuable land

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British Empire

• Early European Traders
• British East India Company
• Control of valuable land
• High rates of taxation

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British Empire

• Early European Traders
• British East India Company
• Control of valuable land
• High rates of taxation
• Decimation of textile industry

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British India

• Sepoy Mutiny 1856

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British India

• Sepoy Mutiny 1856
• The Raj

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British India

• Sepoy Mutiny 1856
• The Raj
• Focus upon Social Reform and Cultural Imperialism

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British India

• Sepoy Mutiny 1856
• The Raj
• Focus upon Social Reform and Cultural Imperialism
• Indian in blood and Colour, but English in
  taste, in opinions, in morals, and in intellect.

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British India

• Sepoy Mutiny 1856
• The Raj
• Focus upon Social Reform and Cultural Imperialism
• Indian in blood and Colour, but English in
  taste, in opinions, in morals, and in intellect.
• Introduction of western institutions and
  infrastructure

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Cricket
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The Raj
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Independence of South Asia

• How would the Empire be broken apart?

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Independence of South Asia

• How would the Empire be broken apart?

Mohandas Gandhi
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Independence of South Asia

• How would the Empire be broken apart?
• Partition 1947

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Independence of South Asia

• How would the Empire be broken apart?
• Partition 1947
• Bangladesh

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Ethnic Conflicts
Kashmir
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Tea

• Early tea trade

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Tea

• Early tea trade
• Cultivation of Tea in South Asia

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Tea

• Early tea trade
• Cultivation of Tea in South Asia
• Ceylon

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Tea

• Early tea trade
• Cultivation of Tea in South Asia
• Ceylon
• Sir Thomas Lipton

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Sri Lanka
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South Asian Diaspora

• 20 million people worldwide

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South Asian Diaspora

• 20 million people worldwide
• 2 Phases of Migration

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South Asian Diaspora

• 20 million people worldwide
• 2 Phases of Migration
• Migration within the British Empire

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South Asian Diaspora

• 20 million people worldwide
• 2 Phases of Migration
• Migration within the British Empire
• Migration after the breakup of the British Empire

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South Asian Diaspora

• 20 million people worldwide
• 2 Phases of Migration
• Migration within the British Empire
• Migration after the breakup of the British Empire
• Brain Drain