This article is a preliminary attempt to map the changes and transformations of Punjab, which had undergone during the British rule. It had remained the model province for benefits of the British colonial rule. Ever since its accession in 1849, Punjab received particular attention in the colonial policies due to its strategic and political importance to the empire. The colonial rule unleashed a slew of transformations in diverse fields including education, agriculture, irrigation, transport and communication and social institutions. This article particularly focusses on the transformations that took place in the modernisation of agriculture, canals colonisation and Punjabisation of the British Indian army during the colonial rule in Punjab. Behind the plotting of modernisations, the study will dig out the imperial designs and motives of the Raj.

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英国统治下的旁遮普：将地方转型历史化

本文是对英国统治期间旁遮普邦发生的变化和转变的初步尝试。它一直是英国殖民统治受益的模范省份。自 1849 年加入以来，旁遮普邦因其对帝国的战略和政治重要性而在殖民政策中受到特别关注。殖民统治在教育、农业、灌溉、交通和通讯以及社会机构等各个领域引发了一系列变革。本文特别关注旁遮普殖民统治期间英属印度军队在农业现代化、运河殖民和旁遮普化方面发生的转变。在策划现代化的背后，该研究将挖掘拉吉的帝国设计和动机。