Macaulay Minute on Indian Education

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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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Macaulay Minute on Indian Education
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
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