Question

what were people's fear regarding the introduction of english language ?

Answer 1

Answer:

The people feared that the introduction of the English language would promote western education and culture. The Indian masses saw it as an attempt on the Company's part to discourage Hindu and Islamic studies and promote the Christian faith.

Answer 2

Answer:

The shifting of emphasis from oriental learning to Western education was not received well by the people, especially the Pandits and the Maulvis. They saw in it an attempt to discourage traditional Islamic and Hindu studies.

Explanation:

In 1829, the Bengal government established an English class in Kolkata madrasa, which was a Muslim institution. Later, English classes were introduced in Benaras Sanskrit College also. Shifting of emphasis from oriental learning to western education was not well received by the people, especially the pundits and maulvis. They saw in it an attempt to discourage Islamic and Hindu studies. There was also the fear that the object was not so much the promotion of literature and sciences as inducing the people to become Christians.