Elaborate the difference between the Orientals and the Utilitarians in 500 words
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The group of people under the guidance of Jeremy Betham belied that a scientific and logical approach of law and landed property could create reforms which would satisfy the principal of greatest good of the greatest number. The Question of Law: The utilitarian ideas had a very fundamental influence in moulding the British attitude towards India.
The question of an instrument of change was mooted under Bentinck who believed it to change the Indian practices like sati and female infanticide. The coming James Mill to the East India Company's office saw enacting of a series of laws and penal codes under Benthamite principles of a centrally logically and coherently evolved system which would go down to the grassroots and in the process give the direction to the Indian Government to function with a united purpose.
Orientalists:
Orientalists is the group of people who realise the need to have an organised effort to combine the scientific study with labour and knowledge of a group dedicated individuals. Some individuals like William Jones formed the famous Asiatic society with the task of unearthing knowledge about Asia both within outside.
This society received Warren Hastings full blessings and thus began the study of India within close quarters of social religious and political aspects which was a departure from early travellers who would normally record impression and go away.
This society contributed in major way by translating from Persian to Sanskrit. Hastings also do more practical reasons for promoting the Asiatic society. He was not in favour to introducing English laws and English rule in India as he didn't wanted to reconcile British rule with Indian institutions.
This meant more intensive investigation into the manner and customs of the country and an in-depth analysis of literature and laws of Indians. This there was no special law and battle for the country's progress. Their thinking was totally different from utilitarians as they don't want to touch the culture of India and also not want to interrupt in the oriented policies of India.
The question of an instrument of change was mooted under Bentinck who believed it to change the Indian practices like sati and female infanticide. The coming James Mill to the East India Company's office saw enacting of a series of laws and penal codes under Benthamite principles of a centrally logically and coherently evolved system which would go down to the grassroots and in the process give the direction to the Indian Government to function with a united purpose.
Orientalists:
Orientalists is the group of people who realise the need to have an organised effort to combine the scientific study with labour and knowledge of a group dedicated individuals. Some individuals like William Jones formed the famous Asiatic society with the task of unearthing knowledge about Asia both within outside.
This society received Warren Hastings full blessings and thus began the study of India within close quarters of social religious and political aspects which was a departure from early travellers who would normally record impression and go away.
This society contributed in major way by translating from Persian to Sanskrit. Hastings also do more practical reasons for promoting the Asiatic society. He was not in favour to introducing English laws and English rule in India as he didn't wanted to reconcile British rule with Indian institutions.
This meant more intensive investigation into the manner and customs of the country and an in-depth analysis of literature and laws of Indians. This there was no special law and battle for the country's progress. Their thinking was totally different from utilitarians as they don't want to touch the culture of India and also not want to interrupt in the oriented policies of India.
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