Why did the British think there was a need to educate Indians? How did the Indians react to this idea? What was the orientalist belief on education? What did they do to promote their educational beliefs? 5marks
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The British decided to educate the people of India because of their profit. they thought ht India was an uncivilized country without the British education and they also thought that only the British could civilize them.
The growth of education in British period was not uniform at all levels, they had never emphasized on the primary education. The more attention was given to the expansion of high schools and colleges. Primary schools particularly suffered for lack of funds therefore vast masses of the country remained illiterate.
The British influenced by Orientalist thinking believed that Indians ought to be educated in Sanskrit and Persian instead of languages alien to them. Thus the orientalist favored stability over development.
The Charter Act of 1813 was the first step towards education being made an objective of the government. The act sanctioned a sum of Rs. 1 lakh towards the education of Indians in British ruled India. This act also gave an impetus to the missionaries who were given official permission to come to India.
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The British wanted to educate the Indians because they believed that traditional Indian knowledge was unscientific and full of errors. They wanted to civilise Indians by imparting western education which they believed would help them learn things that they are useful and practical, and would improve their moral character. A few days Indians felt that Western education would help modernise India. However others like Mahatma Gandhi strongly criticised Western education. Some like Rabindranath Tagore wanted to combine elements of modern Western Civilization with the best of Indian tradition.
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