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Civilising The Native: Educating The Nation

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What were the views of the British officials regarding Orientalist vision of learning?

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British officials had criticised the Orientalist vision of learning. They said that the knowledge of the East was full of errors and unscientific thought. They saw Eastern literature as non-serious and light-hearted. So they argued that it was wrong on the part of the British to spend so much effort in encouraging the study of Arabic and Sanskrit language and literature.

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