The term 'British Rule over India' refers to the period of British colonial rule in India from 1858 to 1947. The RAJ, which is a 3-letter word for this period, was the period of direct British rule in India during which the British East India Company was dissolved and the British Crown assumed direct control of India. During this period, the British implemented a number of policies that had a lasting impact on India, including the introduction of English as the official language, the establishment of a centralized bureaucracy, and the development of a railway system.