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who is wood's despatch

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Answered by riju18
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Charles Wood was a British Liberal politician and Member of Parliament. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1846 to 1852. Later he became the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company. In 1854 he sent the “Wood’s despatch” to the Governor General Lord Dalhousie.
Answered by kutty10
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Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the English East India Company, had an important effect on spreading education in India when in 1854 he sent a despatch to Lord Dalhousie, the then Governor-General of India.

Wood suggested that Primary Schools must adopt vernacular languages, High school must adopt Anglo-Vernacular language and on College Level English medium for education. This is known as Wood's despatch. Vocational and women's education were stressed upon.

This was in the year 1854.



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