When the British installed themselves in a peaceful and stable rule in India just a few rich profited, most Indians did not have jobs because the British took them. British policies led to the transformation of India’s economy into a colonial economy whose structure was determined by the needs of the British economy, because of that British destroyed Artisans and Craftsmen, they needed to compete with cheaper imported machine-made goods from Britain. The one-way free trade policy in India invaded the country with British manufacturers and Indians industries were destroyed.
It also led to famines - like the Great Famine of 1876-1878 that caused the death of 10.3 million people - and to epidemics - like the cholera pandemic in 1820 that killed 15 million people.
