Civilising the "Native", Educating the Nation 

1. Match the following:

William Jones -----  Promotion of English education

 Rabindranath Tagore----- respect for ancient cultures

Thomas Macaulay ----- gurus

Mahatma Gandhi ----- learning in a natural environment 

Pathshalas----- critical of English education

2. State whether true or false:

(a) James Mill was a severe critic of the Orientalists.

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(b) The 1854 Despatch on education was in favour of English being introduced as a medium of higher education in India.

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(c) Mahatma Gandhi thought that promotion of  literacy was the most important aim of education.

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(d) Rabindranath Tagore felt that children ought to be subjected to strict discipline.

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

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4. Why did James Mill and Thomas Macaulay think that European education was essential?

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

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6. Why did Mahatma Gandhi think that English education had enslaved Indians?

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7. Find out From your grandparents about what they studied in school?

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8. Find out about the history of your school or any other school in the area you live?

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