Question

what was civilising mission

Answer 1

The mission civilisatrice (in English "civilizing mission") was a rationale for intervention or colonization, purporting to contribute to the spread of civilization, and used mostly in relation to the Westernization of indigenous peoples in the 15th – 20th centuries.

Answer 2

Civilising mission aimed at providing Western education to Indians who were considered backward by the colonisers so that Indians can raise their standard