As I said on many occasions before, these feudals, landlords and all are collaborators with the colonial enterprises. The British Empire slaughtered the "native" ruler class after 1857 leaving only those who were willing, or could be coerced into, collaborating with the Empire.
For the next 90 years they did a pretty good job of what one might call "social engineering" - with no "native" education or training programs, the locals had to go to state, or state approved, institutions. admission to these institutions and later for state employment was confined to select individuals - hence the classification into "classes" and ethnicities". In short, the bulk of the administrators were not averse to if not actually supportive of the Colonial Administration since their livelihood, material and social status were dependent on the Empire. Just as important, these individuals were selected for their capabilities as well: they were smart enough to do the low and low middle level administrative jobs but not smart enough to acquire the skills and expertise necessary for higher middle or higher level jobs (not that this level of training was to be offered to them by the Empire in any case). It follows that these individuals would always be afraid of others being replaced by more competent individuals once hte "natives" had the opportunity for proper training... So much for the chaudries nawabs sirdars etc of post colonial states ....no morals no character and arrogace - to think some of these characters support barbarous practices like "honor" killings etc
For the next 90 years they did a pretty good job of what one might call "social engineering" - with no "native" education or training programs, the locals had to go to state, or state approved, institutions. admission to these institutions and later for state employment was confined to select individuals - hence the classification into "classes" and ethnicities". In short, the bulk of the administrators were not averse to if not actually supportive of the Colonial Administration since their livelihood, material and social status were dependent on the Empire. Just as important, these individuals were selected for their capabilities as well: they were smart enough to do the low and low middle level administrative jobs but not smart enough to acquire the skills and expertise necessary for higher middle or higher level jobs (not that this level of training was to be offered to them by the Empire in any case). It follows that these individuals would always be afraid of others being replaced by more competent individuals once hte "natives" had the opportunity for proper training... So much for the chaudries nawabs sirdars etc of post colonial states ....no morals no character and arrogace - to think some of these characters support barbarous practices like "honor" killings etc
