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Imperialism in India
! Long process, beginning in late 17th century
! Initial phases marked by coastal trading posts/
forts
! Many European countries involved (Britain,
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! Three main spots for Britain: Bengal
Presidency, Madras, Bombay Presidency
The Nineteenth Century
! Consolidation and expansion in 19th century
! The opium trade
! 1857 ‘Indian Mutiny’ or ‘Sepoy Rebellion’
! (Coercive) agreements with ‘princely states’
! Rise of English-speaking, educated classes, esp.
in Bengal (where capital of British India,
Caluctta, was)
! Start of independence movements
Satyajit Ray
The Chess Players (1977)
Establishment of new capital, New Delhi (1911-12)
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South Asian Literature?!
•  Anglophone Literature from the
Subcontinent!
•  Substrata of World Literature
in English!
•  Form of Postcolonial Literature!
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