was deeply saddened by this tragic situation. the poet sibanu composed a poem which signified this destructionrthrow. cities and it is better to die than to live. was under british rule for more than a century until declaration of independence in 1948. this, of course, affected the fabric, political and economic, as well as social, firstly we are talking about economic exploitation. the british took away a huge amount of natural resources, particularly minerals . this has led to economic inequality. and also to the impoverishment of many myanmar citizens , there were also changes in the socio-economic identity of our people because the british imposed their traditions and their language on our people, which led to the erosion of traditional culture. and the practitioner and these consequences continue to be felt as it relates to our identity. this also creates problems in preserving our rich cultural heritage. the political landscape was also transformed under colonial influence; the british created a centralized administrative system that undermined traditional systems of self-government. the