RBSE Class 8 Social Science Notes History Chapter 7 Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation

These comprehensive RBSE Class 8 Social Science Notes History Chapter 7 Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation will give a brief overview of all the concepts.

RBSE Class 8 Social Science Notes History Chapter 7 Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation

→ The British believed that they had to civilize the indigenous society and change their customs and value.

→ Many British officers of the Company thought that the British should encourage Indian knowledge rather than western knowledge in India.

→ Madrasa was set up in Calcutta in 1781 to promote the study of Arabic, Persian and Islamic law; and the Hindu College was established in Benaras in 1791 to encourage the study of ancient Sanskrit texts that would be useful for the administration of the country.

→ Many officers of the Company were very strong in their criticism of the orientalists. Among them James Mill and Macaulay were the main ones.

→ In the Woods Despatch of 1854, the benefits of adopting European learning was emphasised in place of the Oriental learning in India.

→ In the report on the progress of education in vernacular school, the Scottish missionary stated that this method of teaching is quite adapted to the local needs.

→ After 1854, the Company made new routines and new rules to improve the system of vernacular education.

→ Impressed with the developments in Europe, some Indians felt that western education would help modernise India. Mahatama Gandhi argued that colonial education created a sense of inferiority in the minds of Indians.

→ Rabindranath Tagore wanted to combine elements of modem western civilization with what he saw as the best within Indian tradition.