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Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859). Macaulayism refers to the policy of introducing the English education system to British colonies. The term is derived from the name of British politician Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859), who served on the Governor-General's Council and was instrumental in making English the medium of instruction for higher education in India.
The final episode of the 1984 series The Jewel in the Crown contains extracts of the speech.; The speech is referenced in the 1998 Hindi film Earth directed by Deepa Mehta.The film portrays the main characters listening to the speech over the radio, against the backdrop of the Hindu-Muslim riots following the Partition of India.
To remove all doubt, however, Macaulay produced and circulated a Minute on the subject. Macaulay argued that support for the publication of books in Sanskrit and Arabic should be withdrawn, support for traditional education should be reduced to funding for the Madrassa at Delhi and the Hindu College at Benares, but students should no longer be paid to study at these establishments. [6]
The law came into effect in the whole of India except the state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1 April 2010, the first time in the history of India a law was brought into force by a speech by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In his speech, Dr. Singh stated, "We are committed to ensuring that all children, irrespective of gender and social ...
Pages in category "Hindi-language education" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
As a part of the tenth Five-year Plan (2002–2007), the central government of India outlined an expenditure of 65.6% of its total education budget of ₹ 438 billion (US$5.2 billion) i.e. ₹ 288 billion (US$3.5 billion) on elementary education; 9.9% i.e. ₹ 43.25 billion (US$520 million) on secondary education; 2.9% i.e. ₹ 12.5 billion (US ...
It is addressed to the goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning. [1] [2] Part of a series on: Hindu scriptures and texts;
Krishna Kumar is an Indian intellectual and academician, noted for his writings on the sociology and history of education. [1] His academic oeuvre has drawn on multiple sources, including the school curriculum as a means of social inquiry.