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Rasneet KaurAIR 51

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औपनिवेशिक काल में भारतीय समाज पर ब्रिटिश शिक्षा नीतियों के अभिप्रेत और अनभिप्रेत परिणामों का मूल्यांकन कीजिए। (उत्तर 250 शब्दों में दीजिए) | Evaluate the intended and unintended consequences of British educational policies for the Indian society in the colonial period. (Answer in 250 words)

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Introduction

"education is the most powerful weapon to change the world" — In this light, British educational policies also changed Indian society to a vast extent.

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Main Body

# BRITISH EDUCATIONAL POLICIES

1Charter Act – 1813 → Marked a 1 lakh Rs sum for educational purposes.
2Macaulay's Minute, 1835 → "Downward filtration theory" educate the few upper class – it will trickle down to masses.
3Wood's dispatch, 1854 → referred to as "Magna Carta of english education"
4Hunter commission, 1882 → to overhaul the Primary education
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  • Provides chronological framework of key policies
  • References important documents and commissions
  • Identifies the key educational philosophies

Topper

Rasneet Kaur

AIR 51

Subject & Paper

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Topic

Modern Indian History from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present

British Colonial Policies

British Educational Policies and Social Change

Writing Stats

87

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analytical

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