Why did many Company officials in India want to promote Indian rather than Western learning?

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Who was William Jones?

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Describe the attitude of Colebrooke towards India.

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Write a short note on Wood's despatch.

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What did Wood's Despatch of 1854 state?

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Write a short note on Tagore's "abode of peace".

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Describe the differences of opinion between the Orientalists and the Anglicists.

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What steps did the East India Company take to improve the system of vernacular education?

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Read the source given and answer the questions given below:
Wood's Despatch of 1854 marked the final triumph of those who opposed Oriental learning. It stated: We must emphatically declare that the education which we desire to see extended in India is that which has for its object the diffusion of the improved arts, services, philosophy, and literature of Europe, in short, European knowledge.
(i) How can you interpret the above mentioned statement of Charles Wood?
(ii) Why did the British encourage the spread of European learning?

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Imagine, you were a witness to a debate between Mahatma Gandhi and Macaulay on English education. Write a page on the dialogue you heard.

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