Past India on Instagram: "Throwback to the 1800s: life for Indians under British rule was harsh and deeply unequal. Most Indians lived in poverty as heavy taxes, land revenue systems, and forced cash-crop farming pushed farmers into debt and famine. Traditional industries were destroyed to benefit British factories, leaving artisans and workers without livelihoods. Indians faced racial discrimination, had little political voice, and were excluded from higher positions in administration and educa