Civilising the Native , Educating the Nation Class 8 PPT

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Introduction ? The east India Company 
established its control over 
the entire country. ? British in India wanted not 
only territorial conquests 
and control over revenues, 
they had a cultural mission 
also. ? They thought that they had a 
civilise the natives and 
change their customs and 
values.
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Introduction ? The east India Company 
established its control over 
the entire country. ? British in India wanted not 
only territorial conquests 
and control over revenues, 
they had a cultural mission 
also. ? They thought that they had a 
civilise the natives and 
change their customs and 
values. How the British Saw Education • In 1783, William Jones a linguist, 
was appointed as a junior judge at the 
Supreme Court that the company had 
set up. • He started studying ancient Indians 
text on law, philosophy, religion, 
politics, morality, arithmetic, 
medicine and other sciences. The Tradition of Orientalism
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Introduction ? The east India Company 
established its control over 
the entire country. ? British in India wanted not 
only territorial conquests 
and control over revenues, 
they had a cultural mission 
also. ? They thought that they had a 
civilise the natives and 
change their customs and 
values. How the British Saw Education • In 1783, William Jones a linguist, 
was appointed as a junior judge at the 
Supreme Court that the company had 
set up. • He started studying ancient Indians 
text on law, philosophy, religion, 
politics, morality, arithmetic, 
medicine and other sciences. The Tradition of Orientalism Englishmen like Henry Thomas Colebrooke and 
Nathaniel Halhed were busy discovering the 
ancient Indian heritage, mastering Indian 
languages and translating Sanskrit and Persian 
works into English. A Madrasa was set up in Calcutta in 1781 to 
promote the study of Arabic, Persian and 
Islamic law. In 1791, the Hindu College was established in 
Benaras to encourage the study of ancient 
Sanskrit texts that would be useful for the 
administration of the country. • The Tradition of Orientalism