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Civilising the Native: Educating The Nation
State the diferrences of Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi regarding west.
In many senses Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi thought about education in similar ways. There were, however, differences too.
Gandhiji was highly critical of Western civilisation and its worship of machines and technology. Tagore wanted to combine elements of modern Western civilisation with what he saw as the best within Indian tradition. He emphasised the need to teach science and technology at Santiniketan, along with art, music and dance.
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Why did James Mill and Thomas Macaulay think that European education was essential in India?
The ideas of William Jones were supported by
A madrasa was set up in Calcutta in 1781 to promote the study of
Who attacked the Orientalists?
The name associated with the establishment of Serampore Mission
William Adam toured the districts of
Warren Hastings took the initiative to set up the Calcutta _________ and believed that ancient customs of the country and __________ of learning ought to be the basis of _________ rule in India.
Thomas Macaulay saw India as an __________ country that needed to be __________.
Together with Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Nathaniel Halhed, Jones set up the _____________ of Bengal, and started a journal called ______________.
Many British officials said that knowledge of the ________ was full of errors and ___________ thought.
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