Who and when introduced(started ) English education in India????????Give as well as a good explanation about it.....Plzz.....

Dear Student,

Thomas Babington, otherwise called Lord Macaulay, is the one who brought the English language and British schooling to India. His exceptionally begging to be proven wrong presentation of the English language and the way to deal with minimalise the utilization of customary dialects makes an intriguing read. English needed to acquaint present day western instruction with serve their financial advantages as English training would persuade Indians about the prevalence of British merchandise which were machine made, it would cause Indians to perceive the upsides of exchange and business.
The British identified grave errors in the knowledge of the east which they believed was unscientific and regressive, it was light hearted and non serious. This was evident from the beliefs of the Anglicist like James Mill who criticized Orientalist views and argued that it was only through western learning we could civilize Indians as western education was modern, scientific and secular in its outlook. The British declared their objectives for introducing western English education as:

a. To civilize India.
b. To spread Christianity.
c. To consolidate British's power and position in the country.
d. British wanted to establish their cultural domination with spread of English language.

 Thus , English education Act 1835 was passed which provided for:
i. The decision was taken to make English as the medium for higher education.
ii. to stop the promotion of oriental institutions.
​​​​​​iii. English textbooks now began to be produced for schools.

Regards.

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