England’s Debt to India
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England’s Debt to India is a political and economic critique by Lala Lajpat Rai that analyzes how British colonial rule extracted wealth from India and argues for India’s rights and restitution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| England’s Debt to India canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economic critique ⓘ political critique ⓘ |
| about |
India–United Kingdom relations
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colonial economic policy ⓘ drain of wealth theory ⓘ economic justice ⓘ political rights of Indians ⓘ restitution of colonial plunder ⓘ rights of colonized nations ⓘ |
| advocates |
Indian self-government
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compensation for colonial exploitation ⓘ recognition of India’s economic contribution to Britain ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
demonstrate Britain’s financial obligations to India
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inform British public about colonial exploitation ⓘ mobilize Indian public opinion against colonial rule ⓘ |
| author | Lala Lajpat Rai ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticizes |
British Empire
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British colonial administration in India ⓘ British economic policies in India ⓘ |
| field |
Indian economic history
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colonial studies ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| genre |
economic history
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non-fiction ⓘ political literature ⓘ |
| hasArgument |
British rule extracted wealth from India
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India is owed a moral and financial debt by England ⓘ colonial rule hindered India’s economic development ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-colonial
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economic nationalist ⓘ nationalist ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
British India
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surface form:
British Raj
early 20th century Indian nationalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Dadabhai Naoroji’s drain theory ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
British policymakers
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Indian nationalists ⓘ international public opinion ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British colonial rule in India
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economic exploitation of India ⓘ imperialism ⓘ |
| movement | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Poverty and Un-British Rule in India ⓘ |
| workOf | Lala Lajpat Rai ⓘ |
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