He was great both in war and peace. He introduced a number of reforms which paved the way for the
modernisation of India and also earned the title, “Maker of the Modern India”. He believed that, “the
promotion of civilization meant the promotion of western reforms, that western administration and
western institutions were as superior to Indian as Western arms had proved more potent.”
Administrative Reforms:
Dalhousie's chief aim was the consolidation of British rule in India. So he adopted the principle of
centralization. For the newly acquired territories he devised the ‘Non-Regulation System” under which