English Education in India, 1715-1835

ISBN-13: 9780367539917 / Miękka / 2023 / 198 str.

Chandigarh Rajesh (Panjab University Mathematics Department

Opis

This book identifies and describes the first stage in the advent and growth of English education in India. It examines the influence of the ‘half-caste’ or mixed race community and the missionaries on the growing Indian demand for English education and opportunities for employment.

 

Spis treści

Acknowledgements. Preface. 1 Introduction 2 Half-castes and their education 3 Missionary stage 4 Beginning of the secular stage: Hindoo College Calcutta 5 Spread of English education 6 Bentinck’s Resolution of 1835 7 Later developments. References. Index.

O autorze

Rajesh Kochhar is Honorary Professor, Panjab University, India. An astrophysicist turned historian, he has published original research with special focus on history of science and education in British. He has been the Director of National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (CSIR) New Delhi, and Professor at Indian Institute of Astrophysics Bangalore.