How common is nostalgia for the colonial perod in countries which gained independence in the 20th century?
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It is difficult to give a definitive answer to such question. I can only tell you my experience. The university where I teach (in the US) has a lot of Indian students, and I discussed these questions with them. Of course they were born after the liberation. Many of them recognize the substantial contribution that the British made in the development of India. All of them speak perfect English, btw, better than many Americans:-) None of them denies that the British introduced the "modern civilization", and science, and built infrastructure, and made a lot for bringing the country to its modern sate. (Ghandi and Neru were also British-educated, as you know). I would not call this "nostalgia" because none of them said that s/he would like a return of the British rule. And everyone understands the drawbacks of this rule. But the general assessment they made was that it had a positive impact overall.
Of course, I understand that our students are not average Indians. They come from the Middle class some of them have several generations of ancestors educated in English language and science. But this is not an indicator of what Indian peasants think.
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