Tag: education and british rule

The western system of education was introduced in a number of schools. In 1829, the Bengal government established an English class in the Calcutta Madrasa, which was a Muslim institution. Later English classes were introduced in Benaras Sanskrit College. The shifting of emphasis from oriental learning to western education was not received well by the people, especially the Pandits and the Maulvis.

The western system of education was introduced in a number of schools. In 1829, the Bengal government established an English class in the Calcutta Madrasa, which was a Muslim institution. Later English classes were introduced in Benaras Sanskrit College.

Banaras Hindu University is a central public university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the oldest universities established in 1916 by Madan Mohan Malaviya and Annie Besant.

Maharaja Sayajirao set up a University in the princely state of Baroda. He belonged to the Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas and was the Maharaja of Baroda State from 1875 to 1939. He set apart large funds out of his personal and state funds for setting up a University in Baroda for the benefit of students from the rural areas of his state

The English Education Act was a legislative Act of the Council of India in 1835 giving effect to a decision in 1835 by Lord William Bentinck, the then Governor-General of British India, to reallocate funds the East India Company was required by the British Parliament to spend on education and literature in India.

T. B. Macaulay was a British historian who played a major role in introducing English and western concepts to education in India. He in his "Minute Upon Indian Education" argued that publication of books in Sanskrit and Arabic should be withdrawn, and support for religious institutions like madrassas should be reduced. Instead, the funds should be used to introduce western education. Lord William Bentinck's English Education Act of 1835 endorsed this minute.

The causes of decline of Indian industries:

Impact of the industrial revolution

Loss of royal patronage

Loss of external markets

Coercive tactics used by the British

Indifference of the British rulers.

Banaras Hindu University is located in the city of Varanasi in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established in the year 1916 by Madan Mohan Malavya. The university's main campus spread over 1,300 acres was built on land donated by Kashi Naresh, the hereditary ruler of Banaras.

To promote higher education in India, universities were established in Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay. The University of Madras, established in 1857, is one of the oldest of all three universities.