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Civilising the Native: Educating The Nation
Why did many Company officials argue that the British ought to promote Indian rather than Western learning?
Many Company officials argued that the British ought to promote Indian rather than Western learning:
(i)They felt that institutions should be set up to encourage the study of ancient Indian texts and teach Sanskrit and Persian literature and poetry.
(ii)The officials also thought that Hindus and Muslims ought to be taught what they were already familiar with, and what they valued and treasured, not subjects that were alien to them.
(iii)Only then, they believed, could the British hope to win a place in the hearts of the “natives”; only then could the alien rulers expect to be respected by their subjects.
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James Mill was a severe critic of the Orientalists.
The 1854 Despatch on education was in favour of English being introduced as a medium of higher education in India.
Mahatma Gandhi thought that promotion of literacy was the most important aim of education.
Rabindranath Tagore felt that children ought to be subjected to strict discipline.
Why did William Jones feel the need to study Indian history, philosophy and law?
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
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