Was India Affected By British Imperialism In India?

Whether you agree with the Imperialism in India or not you can't ignore the fact that the British went to India with a demand for more raw materials to fuel the industrial revolution. Once they saw the potential in India they decided they wanted to get involved, Splitting it up into many sections so that there would be no conflict, however the people of India had no say in this and the more advanced development of the British left them ultimately defenseless against the British. I believe the British did more harm than anything getting involved with India Politically, economically, and socially.
Some people would say politically British rule helped India out but the statistics beg to differ. The British ultimately took advantage of the weakening of the Mughal Empire creating a government that benefitted them through East India Company. According Dr. Lalvani the British created the world’s largest democracy for India. However document 2 brings to our attention the reality of out of 960
Not only were they monopolizing things like clothes, but they were devastating their soil with cash crops creating a different kind of poverty that would last alot longer. Dr Lalvani tells us that they protected the land and ancient buildings however document six disagrees telling us how they ruined the environment. The discovery of valuable and profitable wood led to forests being compromised, as well as downgrading the availability of clean water, and this also led to poor soil quality and high salt content. Meaning it would be harder for them to grow things there. Besides the negatives they did Increase trade of raw materials and made more jobs with the railways, currently it is the largest supplier of jobs. but that doesn't compare to the tremendous economic devastation they created through the cash crops and unfair taxing on items that were