1) Mention two recommendations of Charles Wood for the expansion of modern educational system in India ?
2) Who founded the Brahmo Samaj? What goals of social reforms did it pursue ?
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It recommended the creation of a Department of Public Instruction and appointed a Director to head the Department. It recommended the establishment of both government and indigenous schools to promote mass education. The Despatch alsorecommended the establishment of three universities to higher education.
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1) To improve the educational system in India, the British Government introduces a new scheme and policy which is famous as Wood’s Despatch of 1854.
This Wood’s Despatch is the document of great historical importance in the history of Indian Education. In fact, some historians referred to Wood’s Despatch of 1854 as the Magna-Charta of English Education in India.
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Recommendation of Wood’s Despatch
Creation of the Department of Education
Establishment of Parent Universities
Medium of Instruction
Establishment of Graded System
Introduction of Grant-in-aid
Training of Teacher
Expansion of Education (Mass Education)
Professional Education
Encouragement of Indigenous Education or Oriental Education
Acceptance of Educational Responsibilities
Scholarship
Achievement of Wood’s Despatch
MERITS OF WOOD’S DESPATCH
The Demerit of Wood’s Despatch
Wood’s Despatch of 1854 as Magna-Carta in Indian Education
Impact of Wood’s Despatch on Future Educational Developmen
2 ) It was started at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices) and began the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century pioneering all religious, social and educational advance of the Hindu community .
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