Minute on Indian Education

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:author gptkb:Thomas_Babington_Macaulay
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Governor-General_Lord_William_Bentinck
gptkbp:country gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:criticizedFor traditional Indian learning
gptkbp:dateWritten 1835
gptkbp:focus promotion of Western literature and science
gptkbp:historicalSignificance marked a turning point in colonial education policy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Minute on Indian Education
gptkbp:impact establishment of English-medium schools in India
gptkbp:influenced Indian education policy
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:opposedBy supporters of Orientalist education
gptkbp:purpose to recommend the promotion of English education in India
gptkbp:recommendation use of English as the medium of instruction
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Anglicists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:English_Education_Act_1835
gptkb:Thomas_Macaulay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6