Why did the british look to colonize the region, and how did that affect the indigenous people?

India under the British Raj experienced legal modernization as well as education and industrialization. The fourth largest railway system in the world was built in India in the second half of the 19th century. However, the social hierarchy also became more rigid under the Victorian British and famines were a major recurring issue.
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