Question

9. Why did Lord Cornwallis open the Fort William college in Calcutta?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Within the campus of the Fort William, he founded Fort Williams College on 10 July 1800. The idea was to teach the British rookies understand the Oriental culture, tradition, law and administration to better coordinate in the “governance”.

Answer 2

Lord Cornwallis open the Fort William College in Calcutta for the training in the vernacular languages to the civil servants and military officials of the East India Company in India.

• Lord Wellesley established Fort William College on 10 June 1860.
• The main aim for the establishment of this college was to train the civil servants in vernacular languages for smooth administration in India.
• Such colleges were not aim to educate Indians, but for the training for smooth administration.
• They wanted to train people in Indian skin with British accent for the purpose of administration.
• They thought that people who will be trained in this college will by very loyal to British Crown.

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