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From Cricket to Politics
-- By AliAbid - 23 Feb 2024 (revised 08 Jun 2024) | |
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< | Thousands of people from South Asia are currently flooding into the streets of New York for the opportunity to support their nation in the T20 Cricket World Cup. This tournament is set to feature one of the greatest rivalries in sports, India vs. Pakistan. Although cricket is not native to South Asia, this region produces some of the greatest players and attracts the largest number of viewers worldwide. As with many idiosyncrasies particular to South Asia, the roots of this phenomenon trace back to British colonialism. Colonialism brought the Indian Subcontinent their favorite pastime, but it also brought about the very reason why the match between India and Pakistan is so contentious. The divisive strategies employed by the British embedded deep-rooted tensions between Hindus and Muslims and hostilities between Pakistan and India that persist to this day. | >
> | Thousands of people from South Asia are currently flooding into the streets of New York for the opportunity to support their nation in the T20 Cricket World Cup. This tournament is set to feature one of the greatest rivalries in sports, India vs. Pakistan. Although cricket is not native to South Asia, this region produces some of the greatest players and attracts the largest number of viewers worldwide. As with many idiosyncrasies particular to the region, the roots of this phenomenon trace back to British colonialism. Colonialism brought the Indian Subcontinent their favorite pastime, but it also brought about the very reason why the match between India and Pakistan is so contentious. The divisive strategies employed by the British embedded deep-rooted tensions between Hindus and Muslims and hostilities between Pakistan and India that persist to this day. | | | South Asia's immense diversity in ethnicities, languages, and cultures has historically made unifying the region under one political system challenging. Before the British arrival, the Mughal Empire governed the region through a hierarchical structure, with the Mughal emperor being at the top. This structure involved various sovereigns ruling different parts of the empire. The issue with this system was that the sovereigns, local chieftains, and landowners often vied for more power, weakening the central authority. The lack of a centralized army further limited the Mughal Empire's ability to exert force and maintain control.
Initially without ambitions of conquest, the British presence in South Asia started with the arrival of the British East India Company in the 1600s. However, by the mid-1700s, they had gained a stronghold in the prosperous region of Bengal. The company exploited its trade privileges and used military force to expand their control of the area. In 1756, the Mughal emperor granted the company formal sovereignty over Bengal. Under Lord Wellesley’s governance from 1798, the British expanded their rule across the subcontinent, quelling Indian revolts and consolidating their power. In 1858, the British Crown formally took over control from the company. |
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| Revision 4 | r4 - 09 Jun 2024 - 10:18:55 - AliAbid |
| Revision 3 | r3 - 09 Jun 2024 - 03:13:42 - AliAbid |
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