When People Rebel 1857 and After — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

The British introduced many reforms in India:

1. They passed laws to stop the practice of sati.
2. They encouraged the remarriage of widows.
3. They promoted the English language education in the Indian society.
4. In 1850, a new law was passed to make conversion to Christianity easier.

Many Indians began to feel that the British were destroying their religion, their social customs and their traditional way of life. But many Indians who wanted to change existing social practices accepted the reforms.