why did william jones feel the need to study indian history, philosophy
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Explanation:
William Jones felt the need to study Indian history, philosophy and law
as this will not only help the British learn from Indian culture but it
would also help Indian to rediscover their own heritage and understand
the lost glories of their past. This would establish the British as gurdians
of Indian culture and gain total control.
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Explanation:
i) william jones came to represent a particular attitude towards india.HE shared a deep respect for ancient cultures , both of india and of the west.
ii) HE felt that indian civilisation had attained its gloryin the ancient past. It had later on declined.in order to understand india it was necessary to discover the scared and legal texts that were produced in ancient period.
iii) These texts revealed the real ideas and laws of hindus and muslims and new study of these texts could form the basics of future development in indian.
iv) They believed that the project would not only help the british to learn from indian culture, but would also help indians rediscover their own hertiage and understand the glories of their past. In this processthe brist would became the guardians of indian cultures along with its masters.
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