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Pawan Kumar PandeyAIR 138

Question 12Evaluate the intended and unintended consequences of British educational policies for the Indian society in the colonial period. (Answer in 250 words)GS1GS1

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

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Introduction

British interference in Indian education policies started primarily from Charter Act, 1813 where there was a reserved for Indian education system, a rare exception of state funding of education.

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Intended Consequences of British educational policies:

1Administrative → created [illegible] in India - ease of British administration over Indians against corrupt British officials-efficiency of administration Indians in lower level jobs via English education
2Economic → [illegible] living for British goods - market for industrial goods
3Cultural → [illegible]'s burden - educate Indians in superior English language.

[Evangelicalism] - liberate through Christianity.

Unintended Consequences of British educational policy:

Unintended Consequences of British educational policies:

1Rise of western education and propagation of modern ideas like democracy, no representation without taxation etc.
2[Vedanta] college in 1817 - scientific learning
3Print and press culture - [Darpaṇ], [Digdarshan]
4Realize the conflict between British and Indian interest - demand for indigenization of series by British Indian association.

Impact of intended and unintended consequences on Indian society:

(A) Positive Impact:

(1)Eradication of social evils by western educated intellectuals like abolition of Sati by Raja Ram Mohan Roy

2Proliferation of social ideas of equality via press
3[Naisadapan]

(B) Negative impact:

(1) neglected mass education - downward filtration preferred elites for English education

2Regional disparity in education - focused on Bombay, Calcutta, Madras
3Neglected women education - failed to gain mass scale back
4Cultural imperialism - modernizing Indians in superior English language.
5[Brownsahib]

Thus, consequences of British education policy on Indian society was overarching impacting our way of life, style and today.

— Pawan Kumar Pandey · AIR 138

235 words7 paragraphs
  • Attempts to categorize consequences into intended and unintended
  • Identifies Charter Act 1813 as a key policy
  • Recognizes multiple dimensions: administrative, economic, cultural

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AIR 138

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Modern Indian History from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues

British Educational Policies

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