Question

Write a short note about Macaulay's Minute

Answer 1

Answer:

The Minute is based on an idea that English education is not just superior in 'science', but would also inculcate superior morals, etc. ... He envisaged creating "a class of persons, Indian in blood and colour, but English in taste, in opinions, in morals, and in intellect".Feb 2, 2018

Answer 2

Explanation:

$<font color=purple>$On 2 February 1835, British historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay presented his ‘Minute on Indian Education’ that sought to establish the need to impart English education to Indian ‘natives’.

This minute is a very important document for UPSC history. Aspirants should know the gist of this minute and its impact on Indian education and society for the IAS exam.

Background

British education policy in colonial India was initially almost non-existent as their sole purpose was to make profit through trade and other means. Gradually, the importance of education was appreciated and the company started building a few institutes of higher learning. These learning centres taught Indian subjects in languages like Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian. Persian was the court language too.

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