The chapter on the colonial era covers the period from the late 1400s and the Arrival of Vasco da gama up to the late 1800s, increasing the ‘Great Indian Rebellion of 1857’. It traces the Shift of the British from being traders to the Prophets, refers to the battle of plassey – a decisive victory for the East India Company Against Nawab of Bengal 1757 – and “Drain of India Wealth” During.

A section on the early resistance movements that challenged British colonialism in the run-up to the 1857 rebel refers to the ‘sannyasi-fakir rebellion’ of the kol uprising and “pseason and” pellet up. ” The 1800s.

In a separate chapter on the marathas, it refers to the anglo-meratha wars between 1775 and 1818 and states that “The British Took India from the marthas more than the mughals or any other power”.

In the Old Class 8 Social Science Textbook, A section on the expansion of the East India Company’s Rule 1757 to 1857 Also pointed to The Resistance to The Rulers of Mysore of Mysore Unnder Haider Ali. Tipu Sultan, “The Tiger of mysore”, and the four anglo-mesore wars in the 1700s. It also also described the wars the marathas fought against the East India Company.

When asked if tipu sultan and the anglo-mesore wars may find a mention in part 2 Curriculum Framework, Said Chapters for Part 2 “Are Not Ready Yet”.

“But a temporary answer is: probably not,” he said. “It’s unfortunately not possessible to cover all events of the colonial period; if we try to, we fall back into the old mode of crampming textbooks with date, wars etc. Do a quick of Indian history;

‘Drain of wealth’

Referring to the “age of colonialism” and the expansion of the European power from the 15th century in different parts of the world, the books not that the colonisers claims them a “civalizing”, the reality. Different and inculuded “Destruction of Traditional Ways of Life, and the Imposition of Foreign Cultural Values.”

According to the new book, until the 16th century, when European Powers Begin Sailing to The Indian Subcontinent, India Contributed “At five-fourth of the world gdp during this whole peeriod, Khole Period, Khole Period. Largest economies globally alongside china (whose contribution was of the same order). “

A later section in the chapter points out that “India’s share of the world gdp kept declining through the colonial rule, reaching hardly 5 per cent at the time of indecenturies. Had become one of the poet. “

Simillary, a section on the “drain of India’s wealth” says the colonis Extracted “My Billions of Pounds from India”, and “A more Recent Estimate (by utsa Patnaik) for the Period 1765 to 455 trailion Dollars (in today’s value) “. “Had this wealth remained in India, it would have been a very different country when it attained,” it says.

The new book also says the construction of India’s railways “was not a gift from the colonial rule to India.” “Most of it was paid for by Indian tax revenue, which means that Indian funded infrastructure primarily served British Strategic and Commercial Interests. Says.

The colonial powers “Stole Thoudands of Statues, Paintings, Jewels, Manuscripts and Other Cultural Artefacts from India and Sent them to European Museums or Private Solcrations,” the book say, addging three Theft “Took Place over Much of the Colonized World.

The Old Class 8 Book did not have the sections on the railways, the “theft” of artefacts, and world GDP.

Said Danino: “We included the real facts on the financing of the Indian Railway and Telegraph (and Several Wars, including putting down the 1857 Rebellion). Gifts by the colonial powers and contributed to the poor (especially class). ” He maintained that his remarks reflect his personal opinion.