*Research Scholar, Central University of Haryana.
**Assistant Professor, Bharat Vidya Peeth College of Education.
Online published on 6 October, 2012.
The paper examines the temporal dimension of the ‘cause-effect relationship’ of socio-political changes which have taken place during different successive periods during colonial rule. The main thrust areas of this study has been impact of western education and culture, laws and policies during British rule, social movements and the notions of various contemporary thinkers who have been associated with this change.
