Question

What was the role of christian missionaries in the development of education in india?

Answer 1

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Role of Christian Missionary Education in India during British Colonial period. Ideally Christian missionaries hoped to make schools the spiritual and religious centers. ... Their ultimate aim was to proselytize the native population and prove the falsehood of the native religions.

Answer 2

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Christian missionaries started the modern schools system in India. They have religious obligations too. But Christianity did not spread as rapidly as they hoped. The Christian population is merely about 3%. India benefited in terms of education, upliftment of women status, healthcare and orphanages.