The English system of education was introduced __________ in India.
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the use of English as the medium of instruction, and the training of English-speaking Indians as teachers, through the English Education Act 1835.
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The English system of education was introduced by __________ in India.
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The English system of education was introduced by Thomas Babington Macaculay in India.
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One of the most outspoken and influential of such critics of the time was Thomas Babington Macaulay. He saw India as an uncivilised country and it need to be civilised.
With great energy and passion, Macaulay emphasised the need to teach the English language. He felt that Indians would be able to read some of the world's finest literature. It could the Indians aware of the development in western science and philosophy. It will civilise the Indian population. It will change the taste, values and culture of Indians.
Following Macaulay's minute, the English Education Act of 1835 was introduced. The decision was to make English the medium of Instruction for higher education and to stop the promotion of Oriental institutions like the Calcutta Madrasa and Benaras Sanskrit College These institutions were seen as "temples of darkness that were falling of themselves into decay".