British India

How long did the British rule India? Who preceded the British? When did India gain its Independence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidencies_and_provinces_of_British_India

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_Presidency

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Provinces_of_Agra_and_Oudh

INDIAN PROVINCES

At the turn of the 19th to 20th century, British India consisted of eight provinces that were administered either by a Governor or a Lieutenant-Governor.

The major provinces are:

Burma

Bengal

Madras

Bombay

United Provinces

Central Provinces and Berar

Punjab

Assam

The Indian subcategories of Indian between 1891 and 1931 are given by Charles Hirshman’s publication of 1987 which appears in Dr Farish Ahmad-Noor’s book What Your Teacher Didn’t Tell You, The Annexe Lectures (Vol. 1, 2009, pp. 76–77).

There were ten Indian subcategories by race in 1931: Tamils, Telegu, Malayali, Punjabi, Indians from United Provinces, Burmese, Bengali, Indians from Bombay, Bihari, and Nepali. The Indians from the United Provinces and Bombay were not specified but they could be Maharashtrians or other.

Tanmil Nadu - Tamils

Telegu --> Telegu?

Malayalam --> Malayali

Punjab --> Punjabi 

Indians from the United Provinces --> who are they? /Madras/Chennai = HQ of British East India Coy.

Burma --> Burmese

Bengal --> Bengali

Indians from Bombay/Mumbai --> who are they? = Marathas, Kunbis, Konkanis and Marathas NOS

Bihar --> Bihari

Nepal --> Nepali

 

BOMBAY

The population of Bombay was 25.5 million in 1901. By faith Bombay had Hindu, Muslim, Jain, Zoroastrian and Christians. The Bombay people comprised the Marathas (predominant caste), Kunbis, Konkanis and Marathas not otherwise specified (NOS).

UNITED PROVINCES

The United Provinces became a province of the newly independent India in 1947; upon the coming into force of the new Constitution of India on 26 January 1950, it became a state by the name of Uttar Pradesh. In 2000 part of the state was detached to form the new state of Uttaranchal, since renamed as Uttarakhand.

United Province