People were dissatisfied with British rule in the 1870s and 1880s.

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Discontent with British rule grew stronger in the 1870s and 1880s. The Arms Act of 1878 prohibited Indians from owning firearms. The same year, the Vernacular Press Act was passed in an attempt to silence critics of the government. The Act authorised the government to seize the assets of newspapers, including printing presses, if they published anything deemed "objectionable." The government's attempt to introduce the Ilbert Bill in 1883 sparked outrage. The bill provided for the trial of British or European citizens by Indians and sought equality in the country between British and Indian judges. Indians were outraged when the white opposition forced the government to withdraw the bill. The event highlighted British racial attitudes in India.

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