Macaulay‘Minute

 

Macaulay‘Minute

Thomas Babington Macaulay

•       On 2 February 1835

•       “Indian in blood and colour, but English in tastes, in opinions, in morals and in intellect.”

•       Thomas Babington Macaulay presented ‘Minute on Indian Education’

•       How British education policy   should be imposed in colonial India

•       in June 1834  Macaulay came to India, and he was President of the General Committee of Public Instruction (GCPI).

•       He  was a proud Englishman

•       western science far superior than Indian knowledge

•       Macaulay = government to    spend money western education  not       oriental education.

•       Macaulaywanted to shutting down of all colleges he never supported eastern philosophy and subjects were taught

•       Macaulay   >>     government  >>   educate few     >>                masses.     = ‘downward filtration’ policy

•       serve British interests and loyal to interests .

•       Macaulay’s proposals  accepted by Lord William Bentinck

•       . In 1837, English was made the court language

 

•  &nb
sp;    In his minute,   vernacular languages die a natural death.

•       Now you will see many people use vernacular language and day by day it is expanding

•       But he also got succeed to create a class who study English language enthusiastically