Pressure for reform in British India came from

A) educated Indians seeking self-rule.

B) educated Indian women seeking greater independence.

C) Indian Muslims seeking independence from the Hindu majority.

D) Indian peasants and workers mobilized into unions.

E) enlightened British rulers who felt that India was ready for self-government.

The answer is A) educated Indians seeking self-rule. Men like Mohandas K. Gandhi who were educated in the West began campaigning for independence after years of British rule where many Indians were being treated unfairly. He began to launch a campaign of independence through civil disobedience that led to the emergence of India and Pakistan.