The British went into India to take control of the people. They established the British East India Company in 1600. Like the Hudson Bay Company in Canada, the British India Company wanted to start as an association of traders. The company later became a political power and took control over the land, and the people living there known to the British. Mahatma Gandhi pacifist leader confronted the British colonization in India. He quotes, "We hold the civilization that you support to be the reverse of civilization we consider our civilization to be far superior to yours. If you realize this truth, it will be to your advantage and, if you do not, according to you own proverb you should only live in our country in the same manner as we do. We consider your schools and courts to be useless. We want our own ancient schools and courts to be restored. The common language of Indian is not English but Hindi. You should, therefore, learn it. We can hold communication with you only in our national language.
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