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