On the Education of the People of IndiaLongman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1838 - 220 sider Excerpt 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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... present day , that the influential and learned classes , those who are by birthright or profession teachers and expounders of literature , law , and religion , maulavis and pundits , willingly resort . " In the absence of their natural ...
... present day , that the influential and learned classes , those who are by birthright or profession teachers and expounders of literature , law , and religion , maulavis and pundits , willingly resort . " In the absence of their natural ...
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... present , the ex- tensive cultivation of some foreign language , which is always very improving to the mind , is rendered indispensable by the almost total absence of a vernacular literature , and the consequent impossi- bility of ...
... present , the ex- tensive cultivation of some foreign language , which is always very improving to the mind , is rendered indispensable by the almost total absence of a vernacular literature , and the consequent impossi- bility of ...
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... present day it is impossible to calculate . * The Arabs pursued a very different course in * Gibbon observes on this point : - " The Moslems deprived themselves of the principal benefits of a familiar intercourse with Greece and Rome ...
... present day it is impossible to calculate . * The Arabs pursued a very different course in * Gibbon observes on this point : - " The Moslems deprived themselves of the principal benefits of a familiar intercourse with Greece and Rome ...
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... present there to exercise a general superintendence over the semi- naries , and to assist the teachers with their coun- tenance and experience . By purifying the circu- lation through these vital organs , the whole system will be re ...
... present there to exercise a general superintendence over the semi- naries , and to assist the teachers with their coun- tenance and experience . By purifying the circu- lation through these vital organs , the whole system will be re ...
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... present conducted , likely to do much good . In the elementary schools supported by the former , through a very causeless and ridi- culous fear of giving offence to the natives , they have forbidden the use of the Scriptures or any ...
... present conducted , likely to do much good . In the elementary schools supported by the former , through a very causeless and ridi- culous fear of giving offence to the natives , they have forbidden the use of the Scriptures or any ...
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Side 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...
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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...