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... It was clear to see that the British minority had the will if not the means to control the massive Indian population as the ratio of British to Indians were about 1:1500. ... Most Indian people were never able to obtain a high socio-economic status, as Europeans were favored for all jobs. ... The British insensitivity to Indians religious customs led to the Indian Mutiny of 1857. ... Noted Raja Ram, an Indian nationalists historian, “It was the entire imperial system which was the incident, and responsible for this naked barbarity”. ... After the introduction of the Rowlatt Acts, the Indian National Congress held an illegal meeting in Punjab, Amritsar, where, although the Indians were not posing any threat to the British, General Dyer and his army opened fire killing 1,200 Indians and 26 British. ... After Gandhi returned from South Africa in 1915, he assumed the leadership of the Indian National Congress, which had become increasingly resentful of the British occupation and exploitation. His aim was to provide and lead India in a non-violent struggle for independence. ... Gandhi traveled throughout India and quickly realized that the poor had to be mobilized if India was to achieve independence. For this to happen the Indian National Congress would have to take up their cause.