On the Education of the People of IndiaExcerpt from On the Education of the People of India The subject was however regarded at that time in India with so much apathy, that no measures were adopted to fulfil the intentions of the British legislature till 1823. On the 17th of July in that year the governor general in council resolved, that there should be constituted a gene ral committee of public instruction for the purpose of ascertaining the state of public education, and of the public institutions designed for its promotion, and of considering, and from time to time sub mitting to government, the suggestion of such measures as it may appear expedient to adopt with a view to the better instruction of the people, to the introduction among them of useful knowledge, and to the improvement of their moral character. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
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... question was now fairly brought to issue , and the government was forced to make its elec- tion between two opposite principles . So much , perhaps , never depended upon the determination of any government . Happily there was then at ...
... question was now fairly brought to issue , and the government was forced to make its elec- tion between two opposite principles . So much , perhaps , never depended upon the determination of any government . Happily there was then at ...
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... question which divided the committee was , What language was the best instrument for the accomplishment of these great objects ? Half the members con- tended that it was English , the other half that it was Sanskrit and Arabic . As ...
... question which divided the committee was , What language was the best instrument for the accomplishment of these great objects ? Half the members con- tended that it was English , the other half that it was Sanskrit and Arabic . As ...
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... question submitted for the decision of government , only concerned the relative advantage of teaching English on the one side , and the learned eastern languages on the other . We therefore conceive that the phrases European literature ...
... question submitted for the decision of government , only concerned the relative advantage of teaching English on the one side , and the learned eastern languages on the other . We therefore conceive that the phrases European literature ...
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... question between the rival languages , to take any notice of the ver- nacular tongues , and consequently we have thought that nothing could reasonably be inferred from its omission to take such notice . " We conceive the formation of a ...
... question between the rival languages , to take any notice of the ver- nacular tongues , and consequently we have thought that nothing could reasonably be inferred from its omission to take such notice . " We conceive the formation of a ...
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... question of native education was debated in the committee , a distinct but deeply interesting branch of the subject under- went a similar examination elsewhere . The in- struction of the natives in the medical art had hitherto been ...
... question of native education was debated in the committee , a distinct but deeply interesting branch of the subject under- went a similar examination elsewhere . The in- struction of the natives in the medical art had hitherto been ...
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Page 22 - Oriental works ; his Lordship in Council directs that no portion of the funds shall hereafter be so employed. 4th — His Lordship in Council directs that all the funds which these reforms will leave at the disposal of the Committee be henceforth employed in imparting to the native population a knowledge of English literature and science through the medium of the English language...
Page 13 - Council is of opinion that the great object of the British Government ought to be the promotion of European literature and science among the natives of India, and that all the funds appropriated for the purpose of education would be best employed on English education alone.
Page 70 - If it had been intended to keep the British nation in ignorance of real knowledge, the Baconian philosophy would not have been allowed to displace the system of the schoolmen, which was the best calculated to pei,petuate ignorance. In the same manner the Sanskrit system of education would be the best calculated to keep this country in darkness, if such had been the policy of the British legislature.
Page 97 - ... a sum of not less than one lac of rupees in each year shall be set apart and applied to the revival and improvement of literature, and the encouragement of the learned natives of India, and for the introduction and promotion of a knowledge of the sciences among the inhabitants of the British territories in India...