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Europe’s Effect on India - Coggle Diagram
Europe’s Effect on India
Introduction
From the 16th century onward, several European countries, including Portugal, the Netherlands, France, and, most importantly, the United Kingdom began to come to the Indian Subcontinent as traders.
Later, by order to take advantage of the conflicts and bitter rivalries between various kingdoms, these European powers began to establish colonies.
Language is probably one of the most pervasive ways that Europeans have affected the Indian Subcontinent, particularly in modern-day India and Pakistan.
English is the language of choice for most secondary educations (English-medium schools) and is the official language of the government and military.
Some scholars have termed this Hinglish or Urglish as the base languages of northern India and Pakistan are Hindi and Urdu, respectively.
India has a quasi-federal form of government with a bicameral parliament that operates in a Westminster-style. India has three branches of government – Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
Cultural link
One of the lasting effects of European occupation of the Indian Subcontinent was the independence of India from the United Kingdom and the creation of East and West Pakistan.
The modern state of Pakistan was created on August 14, 1947 and delineated from two Muslim-majority areas of former British India.
These areas were the provinces of Baluchistan, East Bengal, the North-West Frontier Provinces, West Punjab, and Sindh.
This Partition resulted in communal riots across India and violent, murderous riots, especially in the newly created border areas, as millions of Muslims moved to Pakistan and millions of Hindus and Sikhs moved to India.
Contributions of India to Europe
India has made several contributions to the language and culture of England.
In British English, a particular set of words – pukha and kutcha are commonly used.
many old-style British military terms come from Hindi words, such as deklo.
Deklo is a command form of dek lana – which means “to take a look” or perform a reconnaissance.
Another major contribution of European occupation of the Indian Subcontinent is architecture. The British architecture in India is commonly referred to as Anglo-Indian and represents the introduction of Gothic elements to South Asia, particularly in the form of cathedrals.
Later colonial styles are called Indo-Saracenic styles that combine elements of Muslim, Hindu, and western architecture. This is especially common in the governmental complexes of New Delhi and the Gate of India in Mumbai (Bombay).
Kashmir
The disputed territory of Kashmir (claimed by India, Pakistan, and the People’s Republic of China) was a result of this Partition.
Despite numerous agreements with the United Nations, this area is still a disputed territory and the cause for seasonal warfare and an arms escalation in this part of the world.