India was under British influence and control for 250 years. It seems a little strange that the Victorian Era which lasted for 70 years and the more conservatio

India was under British influence and control for 250 years. It seems a little strange that the Victorian Era which lasted for 70 years and the more conservation period only 50 years or so had such a strong influence on such a large and diverse country. Moreso because the Victorian era was preceded and succeeded by rather liberal periods in British society which were by Victorian standards, positively scandalous. Why did Indian society also undergo similar periods of liberalisation if British rule was so influential. Perhaps Indian society was already conservative and the Victorians simply re-inforced this. The wikipedia articule seems to use revisionist language and lacks sufficient references so I would be interested if there any historians present with better information.