Question

What were the different reforms that William Bentinck brought about in India.

Answer 1

Instructions:
For this question, talk about the different things that William Bentinck did -

• Social reforms
• Change in work culture
• Change brought about in the court

Solution:

• Lord William Bentinck became quite popular in India by introducing a few beneficial reforms.
• During his time, Indians started getting jobs in Company administration.
• Indians were allowed to use their mother tongue in the court of law.
• Raja Ram Mohan Roy and other social reformers were constantly making efforts to stop the evil practice of Sati.
• Bentinck agreed to these efforts and passed a law in 1829 to ban the practice of Sati.
• During the time of William Bentinck, the English rulers tried to eradicate the social evils as per the will of the social reformers.