Question

Name some of the pioneers who helped the establishment of educational institutions during British India.

Answer 1

Hint: Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay introduced the modern school system, including the English language, to India in the 1830s. Disciplines like metaphysics and philosophy were deemed unnecessary, and the curriculum was limited to "modern" subjects like science and mathematics.

Complete answer:
During British India, educational institutions were established -
- The Charter Act of 1813 was the first step toward the government making education a priority.
- The act authorized a stipend of Rs.1 lakh for Indian education in British-ruled India. This measure also provided a boost to missionaries who had been granted official permission to visit India.
- The type of education to be supplied to the Indians, however, was a point of contention within the government.
- Orient lists believe that Indians should get traditional Indian education. Others, on the other hand, wanted Indians to be taught western subjects and educated in a western manner.
- There was also a stumbling block in the form of the instruction language. Some people preferred to converse in Indian dialects (also known as vernaculars), while others wanted to communicate in English.
- Due to these problems, the funds were not distributed until 1823, when the General Committee of Public Instruction decided to provide oriental instruction.
- Lord William Bentinck's government decided in 1835 that Indians would be taught western sciences and literature through the medium of English.

During British India, who assisted in the establishment of educational institutions -
The pioneers who drove the institution to launch a movement in the direction of western education were Raja Rammohan Roy, Raja Radhakanta Deb, Tejchandra Rai Bahadur of Burdwan, and David Hare, the Scottish watchmaker. Similarly, on the British side, Lord Bentinck, Charles Wood, and Lord Macaulay were the leading proponents of the construction of western educational institutions using the English language as a means of communication.

Note: Under British administration, India was the origin of modern education. India had its own educational systems before the British arrived, such as Gurukulas and Madrassas. During its first 60 years of reign, the East India Company paid little attention to the education of the people they ruled in India. (Even in England, universal education was not implemented until much later.)