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    CIVILISING THE NATIVES Q/A

    Q1. Why did William Jones feel the need to study Indian history, philosophy
    and law?

    Ans. William Jones felt the need to study Indian history, philosophy and law due to
    the following reasons:

    1. He had a deep respect for ancient cultures both of India and the West.
    2. He felt that India had attained its glory in the ancient past but had
    subsequently declined.
    3. He thought that in order to understand India, it was necessary to discover the
    sacred and legal texts that were produced in the ancient period.
    4. William Jones went about discovering ancient texts, understanding them and
    making their finding known to other.

    Q2. Why did James Mill and Thomas Macaulay think that European education
    was essential in India?

    Ans. James Mill thought that European education was essential in India because:

    1. The knowledge of the East was full of errors and unscientific thoughts.
    2. The aim of education should not only be to teach the poetry and sacred
    literature of the Orient.
    3. The education should provide useful and practical knowledge to the students.

    Thomas Macaulay urged that:

    1. Oriental learning was of no practical use.


    2. The English education was better because it would allow Indians to read
    some of the finest literature of the world. It would also make them aware
    about the development in Western Science and Philosophy.

    Q3. Why did Mahatma Gandhi want to teach children handicrafts?

    Ans. Mahatma Gandhi wanted to teach children handicrafts because he thought:

    1. Western education focused on reading and writing rather than oral


    knowledge.
    2. Education ought to develop a person’s mind and soul. Simple learning to read
    and write by itself did not count as education.
    3. If people are allowed to work with hands, learn a craft and know how different
    things operated, this would develop their mind and their capacity to
    understand.

    Q4. Why did Mahatma Gandhi think that English education had enslaved
    Indians?
    Ans. Mahatma Gandhi thought that English education had enslaved Indians
    because:

    1. It made them see Western civilization as superior, and destroyed the pride
    they had in their own culture.
    2. Charmed by the West and after getting western education they began
    admiring British rule.
    3. It had poisoned their minds and soul.
    Q5. What measures were taken by the English Education Act of 1835?

    Answer

    The following measures were taken under the English Education Act 1835:
    • English was made the medium of instruction for higher education.
    • Promotion of Oriental institutiohs like the Calcutta Madrasa and Benaras Sanskrit
    College was stopped. These institutions were seen as temples of darkness that were
    falling of themselves into decay.
    • English textbooks began to be produced for schools.

    Q 6. What measures were taken by the British after issuing of Wood’s


    Despatch?

    Answer

    Following measures were taken:


    • Education departments of the government were set up to extend
    control over all matters regarding education.
    • A system of universities education was introduced. Universities were established in
    Calcutta, Madras and Bombay.
    • Attempts were also made to bring about changes within the system of school
    education.

    DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN GANDHIJI AND NEHRU’S VIEWS ON WESTERN


    EDUCATION

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