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Match the following:























i. William Jones



a. Promotion of English education



ii. Rabindranath Tagore



b. Respect for ancient cultures



iii. Thomas Macaulay



c. Gurus



iv. Mahatma Gandhi



d. Learning in a natural environment



v. Pathshalas



e. Critical of English education


William Jones – Respect for ancient cultures


Rabindranath Tagore – Learning in a natural environment


Thomas Macaulay – Promotion of English education


Mahatma Gandhi – Critic of English education


Pathshalas - Gurus


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State whether True or False:

(a) James Mill was a severe critic of the Orientalists.


(b) The 1854 Dispatch on education was in favour of English being introduced as a medium of higher education in India.


(c) Mahatma Gandhi thought that promotion of literacy was the most important aim of education.


(d) Rabindranath Tagore felt that children ought to be subjected to strict discipline.

 3

Why did William Jones feel the need to study Indian history, philosophy and law?

 4

Why did James Mill and Thomas Macaulay think that European education was essential in India?

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Why did Mahatma Gandhi want to teach children handicrafts?