I'm writing a research paper on leaders and chose Ghandi. I am trying to find specific acts/laws/legislations or events in which Indians were discriminated against or exploited by the British. (Socially, politically, economically) Please help me by listing some if you can.
At the moment, I have the Rowlatt Acts as the only specific legislation. I am having difficulty finding more and have been searching for them for a couple of days now.
THANKS!
This is a bit of a ticky-tack correction, but East India Company rule in India ended after the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857, after which the British government took direct rule. So, in the 20th century it is anachronistic to talk of East India Company rule.
Now, to actually provide some useful information. I would direct you towards the Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act of 1911 which outlawed public gatherings to discuss "any subject likely to cause disturbance or public excitement", unless public written notice had been given three days prior or meeting organizers had obtained permission from District Magistrate or Commissioner of Police.
Politically, this act put limits on how groups opposed to British rule could organize and demonstrate/