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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... Pundits as our Agents for the Propagation of Eu- ropean Science . Whether or not it is our Duty to patronise the same Kind of Learning as our Prede- - cessors . CHAPTER V. 95 Proofs that the Time has arrived for taking up the Ques- tion ...
... Pundits as our Agents for the Propagation of Eu- ropean Science . Whether or not it is our Duty to patronise the same Kind of Learning as our Prede- - cessors . CHAPTER V. 95 Proofs that the Time has arrived for taking up the Ques- tion ...
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... pundits , willingly resort . " In the absence of their natural patrons , the rich and powerful of their own creeds , the com- mittee have felt it incumbent upon them to con- tribute to the support of the learned classes of India by ...
... pundits , willingly resort . " In the absence of their natural patrons , the rich and powerful of their own creeds , the com- mittee have felt it incumbent upon them to con- tribute to the support of the learned classes of India by ...
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... pundits , to impart such knowledge as is already current in India . This seminary ( similar in character to those which existed in Europe before the time of Lord Bacon ) can only be expected to load the minds of youth with grammatical ...
... pundits , to impart such knowledge as is already current in India . This seminary ( similar in character to those which existed in Europe before the time of Lord Bacon ) can only be expected to load the minds of youth with grammatical ...
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... pundit , satisfied with their own learning , are little inquisitive as to anything beyond it , and are not disposed to regard the literature and science of the West as worth the labour of attainment ; and that any attempt to enforce an ...
... pundit , satisfied with their own learning , are little inquisitive as to anything beyond it , and are not disposed to regard the literature and science of the West as worth the labour of attainment ; and that any attempt to enforce an ...
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... pundits , —the very class whom the same committee described as " satisfied with their own learning , little inquisitive as to any thing beyond it , and not disposed to regard the litera- ture and science of the West as worth the labour ...
... pundits , —the very class whom the same committee described as " satisfied with their own learning , little inquisitive as to any thing beyond it , and not disposed to regard the litera- ture and science of the West as worth the labour ...
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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...