How did Britain's relations with India change following the 1857 rebellion? (Word Count: After the arrival of Lord William Bentinck in 1828 in Calacutta, “an unprecedented era of reform and innovation in India” began led by the British Empire. During the early stages of this era, Britain passed many reforms and policies that brought about notable improvements in India's educational and administrative system, through doctrines of liberalism and evangelism. The policies generated resentment and religious slights against the native Indians. As the list of grievances against them grew, the Indian sepoys (Hindu and Muslim soldiers) had begun to take matters into their own hands and had gathered to form the rebellion of 1857, which was one of the signs of India's first attempts to plan national liberation from Britain. The aftermath that followed the rebellion of 1857 changed India's relationship with Britain for the worse, as it created distrust, suspicion, racial antagonism, discrimination, and a civil war. "race war". The relationship between India and Great Britain can be traced far back in time, to the appearance of the British East India Company (which held supreme power in India until the end of the rebellion) and the beginning of the textile trade between Great Britain and Great Britain. Brittany. India. However, it was not only the power that the East India Company had in India that Britain was interested in, but also India's “vast store of wealth, upon which individuals, institutions and governments could draw without restriction”. Britain understood that if India became part of its empire and was under its control, it could “obtain absolute control over its wealth and resources.” Britain also saw India having a practice…… middle of paper……2. Edwardes, Michael. British India 1772-1947 A study of the nature and effects of foreign rule. New York, New York; Taplinger Publishing House, 19673. Edwardes, Michael. RAJ The History of British India. London, England; Pan Books Ltd, 19694. Heyck W, Thomas. The peoples of the British Isles: a new history from 1688 to 1870 (3rd ed, vol 2). Chicago, Illinois; High School, 20085. Kulkarni V,B. British rule in India and after. Bombay, India; Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 19646. Metcalf R, Thomas. The aftermath of the Indian Revolt, 1857-1870. Princeton, New Jersey; Princeton University Press, 19647. Pemble, John. The Raj, the Indian Mutiny and the Kingdom of Oudh, 1801-1859. Great Britain; The Harvestor Press, 19778. Yadav, Sanjay. "The Indian Mutiny of 1857: Why Britain Succeeded and the Rebels Failed" Journal of Asian History 28, no.2 (1994): 136-153.