Question 12GS1GS1
Evaluate the intended and unintended consequences of British educational policies for the Indian society in the colonial period. (Answer in 250 words)
Main Body
English provoked emphasis on education post 1873 regulatory act which provided solar fix education.
1873 ActMacaulay CommitteeMagna Carta of education University (1872) [by Dalhousie]
Wardha scheme 1938 (Sargent) (Coalition edu.)
Evolution of Education in British
Goal of British education:
1Downward filtration theory create focus on elite Brown Label to strengthen their legitimacy
2clerical work to create market for British goods
Intended consequences:
1Fix in Middle class 'intelligentsia', in India suggested they 2) Rupa-Panikhon
2Clerical assistance: provided to them in local governance
3market for western good created as demand (discrepancy) in (British cloth) demand
4Reduce communication barrier as English as medium.
5Society reform: to some extent possible due to education eg) Sat possibility act 1829
6Reduce discontent among elite as illumination of development eg) Provided mining theory
Unintended Consequences
1Fuel nationalism: in university due to access to western ideas e) Bengal university
2Demand for rights: as more awareness through literature eg) Political representation demand by Congress (1885)
3Social reform faster (uniting India against British) eg) Brahmo Samaj
2Clerical assistance: provided to them in local governance.
3market for western good created as demand (discrepancy) in (British cloth) demand
4Reduce communication barrier as English as medium.
5Society reform: to some extent possible due to education eg) Sat possibility act 1829
6Reduce discontent among elite as illumination of development eg) Provided mining theory
Unintended Consequences
1Fuel nationalism: in university due to access to western ideas e) Bengal university
2Demand for rights: as more awareness through literature eg) Political representation demand by Congress (1885)
3Social reform faster (uniting India against British) eg) Brahmo Samaj
4Rise in Poetry: due literature as a science used to fuel cultural nationalism eg) Jilad-lesays, Amar-Bazar Patrika
5North-South: Difference due to unifying language eg) Congress mudras Byamel
6Disc in residualism: due to access to extremist ideology eg) Bagat Roy inspired by communist manifest
7Demand for Purna Swaraj: by new youth leader e) Nehru: Lahore 1921
Rote learning culture
Other consequence: 2) low learning outcome: education in English not mother-tongue
3Westernization: Cultural erosion
(UPSC 2020) Focus on overcoming the colonial education gaps and to mold India's knowledge super-power
4Rise in Poetry: due literature as science used to fuel cultural nationalism eg) Jilad-lesays, Amar-Bazar Patrika
5North-South: Difference due to unifying language eg) Congress mudras Byamel
6Disc in residualism: due to access to extremist ideology eg) Bagat Roy inspired by communist manifest
7Demand for Purna Swaraj: by new youth leader e) Nehru: Lahore 1921
Rote learning culture
Other consequence: 2) low learning outcome: education in English not mother-tongue
3Westernization: Cultural erosion
450 words12 paragraphs
Topper
Aakash Om Trivedi
AIR 732024
Subject & Paper
GS1GS1
Topic
Modern Indian History
British colonial policies
British educational policies and impact on Indian society
Writing Stats
450
Total words
12
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analytical
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