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- Title
Critical Review of British Education System in India.
- Authors
Malik, Muhammad Akbar; Gillani, Aftab Hussain; Muhammad Imran Jaffar
- Abstract
India is land of Indus civilization, one of the great in the world, where civic life was at its best. This land has always been very attractive and enchanted for the foreigners especially the western nations. India holds its traditions and pieces of work in literature and humanities at its peak. Muslims made it better and dressed it in moral values. British came to India for commerce and trade but they subjugated it politically. They were in need of such a slave Indian nation which could not resist British and its policies. They abolished the native education system and introduced their own which suited imperialistic needs. They aimed at giving such education to local people as could produce only clerks. Local languages were abolished and English was adopted as medium of instruction in educational institutions. Western science and philosophy were included in the syllabus. Keeping into the consideration the importance of the topic, British educational system, its effects, reaction of local people and its challenges were discussed in this article. Primary and secondary sources are used for this article.
- Subjects
GREECE; INDIA; EDUCATION; ISLAM; HINDU temples; VIVEKANANDA, Swami, 1863-1902; PHILOSOPHERS; INDUS civilization; INDIAN Muslims; SOCIAL conditions in India
- Publication
Journal of Educational Research (1027-9776), 2010, Vol 13, Issue 2, p30
- ISSN
1027-9776
- Publication type
Article