Karl Marx became interested in studying a civilization that was neither Western nor European for the first time in the year 1853. He chose to focus his attention on Indian society and study and evaluate it for various reasons. This paper intends to investigate the Marxian viewpoint of British colonialism in India from the vantage point of India. Karl Marx, one of the most prominent intellectuals of all time, had the belief that Indians lacked the capability and intellectual level to represent themselves adequately, and as a result, they needed the assistance of a third party in this role. In this way, Karl Marx supports British colonialism in India, as this was important for Indians as they can’t represent themselves. This paper attempts to provide critical analysis of Karl Marx’s thoughts on colonialism in relation to non-European societies and the assumptions behind the Marxian hypothesis on colonizing India.

Marx, Colonialism, India, British, Representation, Democracy