Wood's Despatch (1854)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Magna Carta of English Education in India
gptkbp:country gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:emphasizes secular education
mass education
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wood's Despatch (1854)
gptkbp:influencedBy previous educational policies in British India
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Sir_Charles_Wood
Board of Control of the British East India Company
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:publicationDate 1854
gptkbp:purpose reform of education in India
gptkbp:recommendation female education
establishment of universities in India
grant-in-aid system
promotion of English education
promotion of vernacular languages
training of teachers
gptkbp:resultedIn establishment of universities at Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras in 1857
gptkbp:significance foundation of modern education system in India
gptkbp:subject gptkb:public_policy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Wood,_1st_Viscount_Halifax
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7