It still looks like the recovery was very fractured, there wasn't a single Hindu power (maybe the Maratha's could have done that). I agree that Muslim rule was on the decline, but it wasn't completely out either.
There is a possibility that India could have emerged like Japan as an Asian power if it wern't for British rule through a strong Hindu leader in the 19th century.
I agree on the psychological damage done by the British on Hindus, and on the lack of self respect. But, unlike the Muslims the British didn't leave a large population behind that can cause lasting problems (although they tried creating an Anglo-Indian half caste, and tried to establish a Spanish style christian caste system).
I think Hindus are slowly recovering from the self-hate mentally left behind by the British and will get rid of that sooner and more easily than the large Muslim population.
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There is a possibility that India could have emerged like Japan as an Asian power if it wern't for British rule through a strong Hindu leader in the 19th century.
I agree on the psychological damage done by the British on Hindus, and on the lack of self respect. But, unlike the Muslims the British didn't leave a large population behind that can cause lasting problems (although they tried creating an Anglo-Indian half caste, and tried to establish a Spanish style christian caste system).
I think Hindus are slowly recovering from the self-hate mentally left behind by the British and will get rid of that sooner and more easily than the large Muslim population.
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