You can't expect Indian constitution to do Aurangzeb's work. Many Indians specially the downtrodden and Dalits see British occupation as a positive thing.
Many Indians welcomed Wellington as hero who liberated them from tyrannic rule of Tipu S.
Let me provide certain excerpts from books that dealt with the subject,
From Mutiny at the Margins by Crispin Bates
In the context of the 1857 revolution
As these high caste personnel of the Bengal army turned against the East India Company, the British mobilized a section of the low castes.
The Awadh police force, for example, had a large component of Pasis, Bhungis, Chamars and Dhanuks, who participated in the suppression of the revolt. It thus appears that Dalits did not have much to gain and only something to lose by being active allies in the revolt. The purity/pollution ties of the upper castes and classes, linked with the crossing of seas or biting of the flesh of the cow or the pig, did not affect the Dalits in the same way. It is not surprising that Jyotiba Phule congratulated the Mahars for aiding the British in suppressing the 1857 revolt.
In fact, from Phule to Ambedkar, a significant part of Dalit tradition has repeatedly celebrated the victory of the British in 1857, which, according to some Dalit intellectuals, was an antithesis of modernity and was retrogressive and narcissistically upper caste.
The below statement speaks volumes about the mentality of the upper castes in the past, how justice was one sided and how the British made life a little better for the Dalits
On the complaint of a sweeper or a leather worker, they (the British) seize the person of even a Nawab and a Raja and disgrace him.
From Emancipation of Dalits and Freedom Struggle by Himansu Charan Sadangi
Gopal Baba Walangkar, a Dalit leader of the mid 19th century had this to say,
God has sent the British to rule as punishment for these people's persecution of the untouchable.
And at last, the statement by Dr. Ambedkar just an year before independence,
British rule in India would have been impossible if the untouchables had not helped the British to conquer India. Take the Battle of Plassey which laid the beginning of British rule or the battle of Kirkee which completed the conquest of India. In both these fateful battles the soldiers who fought for the British were all untouchables…
If someone of the stature of Dr. Ambedkar has made a statement like the one above, it only adds credence to the view that Dalits wanted to get rid of the upper caste rule at any cost and hence actively aided the British.
So all in all, it can be concluded that the
British rule brought many positive changes in the lives of Dalits. Dalits very much preferred the British rule to the upper caste fiefdom that existed before the British came. Upper caste rulers that Dalits fought against during the British rule were a fiefdom and not the Republic of India. Dalits should be proud that they played an important role alongside the British in toppling castiest kingdoms.
1 – TIPU’s family were NOT rulers of MYSORE. Hyder Ali who joined as an ordinary soldier under Wodyar Kings of MYSORE usurped power. Between 1774 -76 Hyder Ali plundered Malabar in Kerala although The ZAMRINE of Calicut (Malabar) was independent of British. ZAMRINE committed suicide with his entire family to save himself from being forcibly converted to Islam .In 1782 Hyder died and TIPU became the leader of the plundering gang. In 1788,TIPU plundered Malabar again and declare Martial Law from Ponnani to Kannur.
2—28 December 1789- TIPU attacks Travancore and breech the fortification (Nedum Kotta)constructed by Travancore from Kodungallor on the Arabian sea to the Western Ghats. The Travancore Army protecting the fortification counter attacked and forced TIPU’s army to flee grievously injuring TIPU in the process.
3—20 March 1790. TIPU recommence attack after recuperating for about 2-3 months and captured the fortification by 20 April 1790. Travancore Army withdraws and TIPU plunders Paravoor,Allanghad and Alwaye. At Alwaye, TIPU camped along the banks of PERIYAR river.
4— May1790. The Travancore Army immediately sets out to build earth dams along all tributaries of PERIYAR River in the Western Ghats. These dams were simultaneously breeched after they were filled in pre-monsoon and TIPU’s Army camping along PERIYAR River banks got washed away in the ferocious flash floods caused by the breached dams. TIPU lost all his Artillery, most of the Cavalry and many of his soldiers. What was left of the Army managed to extricate in groups of 10-20 and regrouped only in Coimbatore due to pursuing Travancore Army.
5—1790-92 Seeing that TIPU had considerably weakened and lost most of his French Guns in the war with Travancore, the British attacked TIPU and defeated him at Srirangapatanam in 1792. British captured all land North of Cochin from TIPU and thus Malabar part of Kerala became part of Madras Presidency of British India.
TIPU agreed to pay 30Lakh gold coins to BRITISH and handed over his sons Moiz-ud-din and Abd-ul- khalik to britsih as hostages till payment of ransom.
6—1792-99 TIPU did NOT venture out on any major plundering spree from 1792 to 1799 and led a quite life but British attacked TIPU on the instigation and with 36000 soldiers of NIZAM in February 1799. TIPU was killed at Srirangapatanam and the Northern part of Mysore given to NIZAM for the assistance rendered by NIZAM. This part of North Karnataka (Bellary, remained with the NIZAM till 1947. The WODYARS were restored to the throne in rest of MYSORE.
TRAVANCORE PART OF KERALA WAS NEVER EVER CAPTURED BY MUSLIMS AND SO THE TEMPLE AT TRIVANDRUM HAS "ONE LAKH CRORE" WEALTH AS IT WAS NOT LOOTED BY MUSLIMS
To know TIPU, ask people of Malabar and Coorg. He was intolerant to all communities except islam. His era was the darkest period in Kerala and so his not so noble/not so tolerant stories come from here.
To me. he was worse than Aurangzeb. There are hindu families in Mysore who dont celebrate Deepawali beacuse their ancestors were massacred by the so called noble king on the Deepawali day. The river netravathi in coastral karnataka was once strewn will dead bodies on rebels and people had to move out of the place and settle down.
There are temples like triprayar, guruvayoor, vadukanathan which bear marks on his invasion till today. Infact, the temple idols were removed and moved to a safer place to avois desecration. He carried it in Kerala because he had lost air in Mysore with the Marathas attacking and showing his worth at will. He found a softer place to shown his not so noble side, and that was Kerala and Coorg.
He is also the direct reason for the Mopila riots as they were disillusioned by the aggressive form of islam he showed them. His incidents are noteworthy among christians whose churches he has demolished and looted at will. His rule was either the cap "conversion" or the sword "death.
Please do not bore us with this bigot. There are other Sufi saints who showed the better side of islam. These stories of him being a saint, philosopher...blah blah and nonsense wont impress the living and dead souls who were tortured by his form of islam. He was a blot to islam and mankind.
Point 1--- History of MYSORE & History of ZAMORINE.
Point 2-4----- HISTORY OF TRAVANCORE from 1600AD to 1850 (Kings did maintain their own history) .
Point 5-6 British History of Mysore wars & NIZAMS History of NIZAM RULE (Nizam also maintained history). ---------- ONE LAKH CRORE WEALTH in Trivandrum Temple- recent disclosures. ------------------ Retaining WODYAR KINGS as titular heads by Hyder Ali & Tipu & restoration of WODYAR KINGS as rulers by British establish the USURPMENT of HYDER ALI. WODYAR Kings remained the rulers of MYSORE till 1947 like the NIZAMS -------------------------------------- The NIZAMS HISTORY even claim that the BRITISH ARMY used NIZAMS GUNS to break the Srirangapatanam Fort walls through which British attacked and killed TIPU. -------------------------- If in doubt just GOOGLE.