How does lord macaulay contribute to the regeneration of the indian people?
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He was a good orator and could influence others very easily. On June 10, 1834 he became a member of the Governor-General’s Council and was appointed the President of the Committee of Public Instruction.
He was a staunch supporter of the Occidentalism and had come to India with new educational ideas. When he reached India, the occidental-oriental controversy was at its peak.
As the President of the Committee of Public Instruction, he placed his proposal for spending the sanctioned one lakhs rupees. In his proposals he vehemently criticised the Indian languages and the literatures of Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.
He declared them useless before English languages. He showed injustice and partiality in his uncharitable criticisms and remarked that the Indians themselves wanted to learn English. He argued that the Indians were not so keen to receive free education in Indian languages as they are to receive education in English even on payment of fees.
In this context he quoted that letter of Raja Ram Mohan Roy in which he had advised his countrymen to learn English.
In favour of English he observed that ultimately the Company would be a gainer financially. If English was made the commercial language, India would have better foreign relationships with other countries.