Question

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Short notes on Orientalists and Anglicists. :)​

Answer 1

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In 1813 the British government in England directed the Company's government in India to spend yearly a sum of rupees 1-lakh towards the spread of education. Despite the directive of the British government, the East India Company's government in India took no initiative to spend the money for the promotion of education in India.

This indifference was largely due to the controversy that reared its head in the official circle regarding the type of education to be introduced in India. The opinion that favored the introduction of western scientific knowledge in India came to be known as the Anglicize while the Orientals view was in favor of promoting and disseminating the traditional oriental learning.

This Anglicize- Orientals controversy continued for quite some time. Ultimately, the two controversies were settled in 1835 under the Governor- Generalship of Lord William Bentinck. Hands of Lord William Benthnck, the then Governor-General of India were strengthened by the coming of Lord Macaulay to India as the Law member of the Governor-General's Council Macaulay was in favor of introducing Western education in India.

On the strength of the opinion Macaulay expressed in his famous Education Minute Lord Bentinck introduced Western education and thus the Anglicize won the day.

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