Really? what about social changes like the banning of sati and untouchability? what about an era of peace and minimum bloodshed (where individual kingdoms, not hindus or muslims,or even indians as its made out to be today, but rulers for their own glory constantly attacked each others) , lawfulness and a uniform civil law and instilling western democratic values, education and science, etc?.
Really? You wanna compare all that with millions of India's lives? Go ahead then, compare. And tell me what do you prefer. All those things you mentioned? Or mass genocide being averted? Allow me to shed some light;
1. Sati ban - Agreed.
2. Untouchability ban - Banned by India in 1950 after adopting its constitution. Not by british. And didn't you read the signs "No Dogs and Indians allowed".
3. Peace and minimum bloodshed? - Again, go google bengal famine. There are several others like that. Caused by British raj.
4. Lawfullness and uniform Civil law - You called that lawfulness? Where was this lawfulness and uniform civil law during the trials of bhagat singh. Where was it during execution of chandrashekhar azad? I can go on & on about this.
5. Democratic values - BULLSHIT. It was a dictatorship wearing a mask of democracy. Discrimination was at its peak in that period.
6. Education and Science - Science.. maybe. Education? You think we weren't getting educated before? You need to do some research.