Mention the social reasons of the revolt of 1857.

1.	Mention the social reasons of the revolt of 1857.
Answer» Social causes of the 1857 revolt were as following: 1. British were inspired by the feeling of racism and they looked down upon the Indians as inferior to them. 2. Their behaviour towards the Indians was offensive. 3. There was a ban on travel of Indians in first class in the railways and they were not allowed to participate with the British on any type of social occasions. 4. Indians were not allowed to enter the hotels and clubs run by the European merchants. 5. Western education policy destroyed the Indian education system. The objective of their education policy was to obtain clerks and prepare black Britishers for the sake of administration. 6. In order to develop the mentality of slavery in local people, they wrote history as per their discretion. They created various odds such as Aryan invasion, native residents, Arya Dravidans etc.

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Social causes of the 1857 revolt were as following:

1. British were inspired by the feeling of racism and they looked down upon the Indians as inferior to them.

2. Their behaviour towards the Indians was offensive.

3. There was a ban on travel of Indians in first class in the railways and they were not allowed to participate with the British on any type of social occasions.

4. Indians were not allowed to enter the hotels and clubs run by the European merchants.

5. Western education policy destroyed the Indian education system. The objective of their education policy was to obtain clerks and prepare black Britishers for the sake of administration.

6. In order to develop the mentality of slavery in local people, they wrote history as per their discretion. They created various odds such as Aryan invasion, native residents, Arya Dravidans etc.

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