Introduction British commenced economic pursuits in India as early as 1600s with British East India Company putting up trading centers in Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay. However, all European traders were answerable to the ruling Mughal Dynasty; unfortunately, by 1707, this ruling dynasty was collapsing rapidly as its constituent states broke ranks. Following this disintegration, the British seized the opportunity to expand their territories as they sought to dominate India. This marked the start of imperialism in India and its effects are felt even to date. British Rule As aforementioned, British rule gained entrance into India through British East India Company. Robert Clive was the country director of this country; however, the British government that ran this company from London. As the Mughal Dynasty disintegrated, in 1757, Clive-led troops managed to overthrow Indian forces in the Battle of Plassey. Consequently, the British East India Company assumed power and became the leading body in the country. This company’s rule flourished through dialogues and warfare as well. With time, this British rule recruited Indian soldiers into its forces and used them to overthrow rebellious leaders. In other cases, the British would fund and support one ruler to overthrow another before overthrowing the former. By 1830s, British rule was literally ruling the whole India and this was possible because many Indians would rather submit to British rule than to fellow Indians. Above all, the ‘divide and rule’ principle worked well for the British rule. As time went on, the British rule expanded her interests in India to entail missionary work, education and other social services. In 1813, British Christian missionaries arrived in India and this brought radical religious changes in a society dominated by Hinduism and Islam. Within no time, “English became the official administrative language of India” (Littell 1999). The British rule embarked on a mission to make India the highest ‘rung’ in civilization ladder; a mission they called, ‘the civilizing mission’ (Bhanbhri 1985). However, British rule faced stiff rebellion in 1857, from Indian troops within British forces and this was very threatening. This rebellion came from a misunderstanding on part of Indian soldiers commonly known as Sepoys. Soldiers were required to bite cartridge’s end before using it and when the British rule introduced new cartridges coated with vegetable, the Sepoys thought it was coated with pork and beef, something that offended them, for many were Muslims and Hindus regarded pigs as unclean and cows as sacred respectively. Moreover, the Sepoys were not happy with the fact that fellow British soldiers earned more than themselves. The ensuing warfare left “Tens of thousands of Indians and more than 10,000 Britons dead” (Hutchins 1967). By 1858, the British regained control and immediately passed the Government of India Act, which allowed the British Crown administrators to run the country instead of the British East India Company. These new administrators changed tactic and stopped interfering with religious issues; consequently, missionary work was halted for sometime. This move quelled the mounting tension between the British rulers and natives. More than a third of Indians remained under the rule of native rulers who worked under the British Crown. In 1877, Queen Victoria became the Empress of India through an act of pa