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East India Company: There was a time when India was dominated by the East India Company. This was the company which paved the way for the British to rule India for almost 200 years. This company was established in England on December 31, 1600 to import spices, tea and unique items from India to Europe. First of all, on 24 August 1608, William Hawkins came to India in the ship of East India Company.

The British had an eye on the spices of India

The sole purpose of the British coming to India was to get permission to do business here because their eyes were on the spices and raw materials here. In Europe, spices were needed to preserve meat in the harsh cold and to increase its usefulness. In the year 1613, Mughal Emperor Jahangir gave permission to the British East India Company to set up a factory in Surat for doing business. By 1690, the company had also established its factory in Calcutta (now known as Kolkata).

politics of division

Gradually the company started establishing its foothold in India. By creating divisions among the kings in India, they also started interfering in the politics here. There came a time when Indians had to take permission from the British for small works in their own country. There was a time when it was said about the British Empire that the sun never sets, but it is also true that it does not take long for the times to change. After ruling for almost 200 years, finally the British were also forced to leave India.

British defeated by revolutionaries

However, in the meantime, in 1857, Indian soldiers stationed in the British Army in Meerut started a rebellion against the British government. The revolt of the revolutionaries gradually had such an impact that the business of the East India Company gradually started declining. Due to the rebellion, it was becoming difficult for the company to work in India and the company was not able to export spices from India to Europe.

It was due to the rebellion of 1857 that the company was closed in 1874. After this, this company remained closed for decades for about 131 years, which was bought by Sanjeev Mehta in the year 2005. It was interesting to see that the company which allowed the British to oppress India for years is today headed by an Indian.

Who is Sanjeev Anand?

Sanjeev Mehta was born in October 1961 in a Gujarati Jain family. He inherited his business acumen because his grandfather Gafurchand Mehta had a diamond business in Belgium in the 1920s. His family returned to India in 1938. Sanjeev did his early education from Sydenham College, Mumbai. After this he completed his further studies at IIM Ahmedabad. After this he took admission in the Gemological Institute in Los Angeles, America. By the 1980s, Mehta had started an export business from his home. Of these, ‘Huggie’ hot water bottle brought him his first success.

Bought 21 percent shares in 20 minutes

When the shareholders of the East India Company tried to restart it in 2005, Mehta took advantage of the opportunity. He bought 21 percent shares of the company in 20 minutes. In an interview given to ET in 2016, he had said, I bought the first 21 percent shares of East India Company in 20 minutes. That’s all the time it took for an Indian to start the process of buying a 400-year-old English company.

However, before the 18-month long process of bidding for it began, its history was thoroughly researched in the British Library and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mehta had told in an interview to The Times, I did not create the brand, history has created it. I am its trustee and its custodian for the next generation. The special thing is that I am an Indian and I am buying back the same company which once ruled India.

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Uttar pradesh history: Uttar Pradesh, the fourth largest state in India, has a major history of resistance against British expansion. This earth has given birth to countless freedom fighters and has seen many wars, treaty and political moves before the East India Company controls. Like the rest of the place, the British could not capture Uttar Pradesh in one stroke. Rather, he faced a century war and alliances to rule this state. Let’s know what the history of Uttar Pradesh was.

Battle of Buxar and Treaty of Allahabad

The entry of the British in Uttar Pradesh came in 1764 with the war of Buxar. Major Hector Munro was leading the British C and encountered the Nawab Shuja Ud Daula of Awadh, Nawab Mir Qasim of Bengal and the Sanon of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. The defeat of these rulers not only broke their power but also cleared the way for the rise of the East India Company. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed in 1765. According to the treaty, the Nawab had to pay 50 lakh rupees for war compensation. Gradually, many districts of Uttar Pradesh were under British.

Assistant Treaty and Treaty of 1801

As the British ruled India in India, they implemented the Assistant Treaty System to strengthen their hold on Indian rulers. Under the system, the rulers had to keep the British Army for security and also had to pay the annual tax. In 1801, Governor General Lord Velsi forced Nawab Saadat Ali Khan II of Awadh to sign a treaty. Under this agreement, the Nawab handed over about half of his state and a large part of the present Uttar Pradesh to the British.

Awadh merger in 1856

The last blow came in 1856 when the British decided to meet Awadh completely in themselves. Governor General Lord Dalhousie, who was recognized for his aggressive merger policy, accused the last Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of misrule. After this, Wajid Ali Shah was removed from the post and Awadh was officially merged by the East India Company. After this, the British reorganized this place and became a new province by mixing the northwest province which was already under the British.

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