Question

Education during the colonial period in Indian society.

Answer 1

1. The British set up a system of education which had far reaching impact on Indian society.
2. The medium of instruction in the high school was English. It became the common language of communication among the learned people.
3. Schools and colleges were open to all individuals, irrespective of caste, creed, gender etc. 
4. The Indian Universities Act, 1856, enabled the establishment of the first universities in Calcutta (Kolkata), Bombay (Mumbai) and Madras (Chennai). They were modelled after the University of London. 
5. The content of education was not religion-oriented. It was secular and included subjects like Mathematics, Science, Philosophy, Sociology, History etc.
6. This led to the rise of a new class of intelligentsia, who were of Indian origin but trained in western values, customs and practices. 
7. New values like rationality, equality, social justice, secular approach and individualism gained firmer ground.