Question

what were the proposals of wood's despatch of 1854

Answer 1

In 1854, the Court of Directors of the East India Company in London sent an educational despatch to the Governor-General in India. Since it was issued by Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the Company, it came to be known as Wood’s Despatch

​The Woods's Despatch sought to promote the following British interest in India by promoting western education:

a. British wanted to introduce modern western education to serve their economic interests as English education would convince Indians about the superiority of British goods which were machine made, it would make Indians recognize the advantages of trade and commerce.

b. Indians would recognize the importance of developing resources.

c. Modern education would bring about a change in their tastes and desires.

d. English education would create a class of people who could be part of civil service and serve their administrative purpose.

This policy was implemented through Woods' despatch whereby several measures were introduced by the British like :

i. Promoting western education through English as the medium of Instruction.

ii. Establishment of schools for technical education for teachers.

iii. Emphasis was given on women education.

iv. Universities were to be set up in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.

v. The company established a system of rules and regulations to be followed in local schools.

Answer 2

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