> suppose European or other relatively simple-to-encode languages didn't exist, and everyone used the OPs language. How would they have handled advancing computers?
Bengali isn't all that complicated; more so than English, yes, but definitely surmountable. Printing presses, typewriters, etc. have been used without incident for Bengali (and for other Indian languages) for a long time.
P.S.: It's not really a great idea to open a post with "Was British rule actually a net negative, in retrospect?" I understand you did not intend to offend, but at the very least it's a touchy subject, and a contentious and complicated history.
Bengali isn't all that complicated; more so than English, yes, but definitely surmountable. Printing presses, typewriters, etc. have been used without incident for Bengali (and for other Indian languages) for a long time.
P.S.: It's not really a great idea to open a post with "Was British rule actually a net negative, in retrospect?" I understand you did not intend to offend, but at the very least it's a touchy subject, and a contentious and complicated history.