Curzon Viceroy Essay

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Hemali Mehta Prof. Amit Satdayal March 18, 2011 Curzon in India as Viceroy in 1899 Curzon’s arrived in INDIA in 1899 since he was very passionate about India. Curzon was viceroy from 1899 to 1905. He was the youngest viceroy ever in history. He was also internationally famous who loved haunting Tigers and other animals. He was quiet proud to kill animals. He was eloquent, effective, overbearing and arrogant. Curzon’s economic interest in India Empire established secure border and provide government of limited responsibilities. Curzon’s brilliance made Indian National Congress lead India to Independence. In 1902, Indian Armey was reorganized by Kithener commander in chief of British India under Curzon. Curzon established separate police service, attempted to rationalized land assessment, also created a department of commerce and industry, agriculture industry and protected historical monuments. He especially loved the Taj Mahal. He initiated a mission into Tibet. Most importantly the Punjab Land Alienation Act of 1901 prohibited the sale of agriculture property to non-agriculture classes. The aim of the act was to protect debt-ridden tenants but in fact it strengthen the landlord and Muslim interests against the urban Hindu reading and money lending classes who had increasingly been investing in land. The act is reminder that regime’s theoretical commitment to laissez-faire and rational economics could easily be overridden by political consideration. The Muslim leadership was cultivated as potential bulwark of stability therefore, British fear of an imagined threat from worldwide Muslim’s conspiracy. In 1904, Curzon passes the act called Universities act which was made to enhance the government control over higher education and which was criticized by Gokhale and other educated elite. The tendency law was also passed in this period, froze the pattern of
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