Macaulay Minute on Indian Education
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Statements (19)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_documents
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gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Thomas_Babington_Macaulay
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gptkbp:commissionedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Council_of_India
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gptkbp:controversy |
dismissal of Indian languages and literature
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:British_India
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gptkbp:criticizedFor |
traditional Indian learning
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gptkbp:date |
2 February 1835
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Macaulay Minute on Indian Education
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gptkbp:impact |
introduction of English as the medium of instruction in Indian schools and colleges
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gptkbp:language |
English
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gptkbp:legacy |
establishment of an English-educated Indian elite
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Calcutta
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gptkbp:purpose |
to recommend the promotion of English education in India
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gptkbp:recommendedMediumOfInstruction |
English
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gptkbp:resultedIn |
gptkb:English_Education_Act_1835
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gptkbp:significance |
influenced British educational policy in India
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gptkbp:supportedBy |
gptkb:Lord_William_Bentinck
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Thomas_Babington_Macaulay
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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