Question

Why did james Mill and Thomas Macaulay think that European education was essential in India¿

Answer 1

1) So that it will help Indians to be more educated.

2) It will be benefit for most of Indians to travel to foreign countries.

3)  They thought that education should be useful and practical. They felt that Indians should be made familiar with the advances being made by the West. They thought that the Indians were uncivilized and needed to be civilized. This could be done only through English education.

4) It will not only be beneficial in agriculture but also to trade and development in India.

Answer 2

Explanation:

1. they felt that knowledge of English would allow Indian to read some of the finest literature of the world has produced
2. it would make them aware of the development in western science and philosophy
3. teaching of English could thus be a way of civilizing people, changing their taste, value and culture