Education System in India
Prior to the arrival of the British, India had its own educational institutions, including Gurukulas and Madrassas. The first 60 years of the East India Company’s control showed little concern for the education of the people they ruled in India. (Even in England, universal education was not implemented for many years.) Under this system, the teacher, or “guru,” shared a home with the students. But even then, India was known for having numerous renowned international universities, including Nalanda.
Why did Mahatma Gandhi Think that English Education had Enslaved Indians?
Mahatma Gandhi had a perception that English education has enslaved Indians as colonial education created a certain sense of inferiority in the minds of Indians and made them see western civilization as a superior civilization and destroyed their confidence in their own culture.
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