Following the Industrial Revolution, there was a race between European nations to acquire resources, claim land, and imperialize the “primitive” nations. Great Britain looked to India to increase their wealth and power on a global level. The British colonists worked towards improving and westernizing the education system by implementing liberal arts curriculum and modernizing the information taught. While the British improved some aspects of India, most of their actions had a negative effect. The British people showed little respect for the nation they were taking over. Some cases of disrespect ultimately led to violence and unrest between the natives and the colonists, such as the Sepoy Mutiny. Although British imperialism of India enriched some aspects of their culture such as the education system, imperialism did not benefit India due to the excessive violence and austere disrespect of Indian culture. Before British imperialism, the Indian education system was complicated and included many tasks unnecessary to the modern work requirements such as memorizing lengthy scriptures and perfecting the pronunciation of Sanskrit words. The teachers were mostly Brahmins. The Brahmans transmitted knowledge of law, mathematics, medicine, political science, and astronomy as well as invented the zero, designed calendars and introduced algebra (Rothermund). As more and more Muslims came to India, schools teaching in the Muslim tradition began to appear more. For centuries Muslim and Hindu education systems coexisted but had little interaction with each other. As Great Britain began to imperialize and influence Indian culture, English school systems were implemented. Under British administration, schools taught a more liberal curriculum. Students were taught English, art, literature, math, science, and other liberal arts subjects. More forms of higher education were introduced and many colleges and universities were founded in India. “In 1858 three universities were established in Mumbai (Bombay), Calcutta, and Madras, as examining institutions”(Rothermund). They were originally not meant for teaching purposes. The standardized education incre