Modern India

Macaulay’s Minute 1835

English

Period1835 Exam importanceHigh

Thomas Babington Macaulay’s influential policy statement arguing for English-medium Western education over traditional Indian/Sanskrit/Persian learning, directly shaping the Company’s 1835 decision to prioritise English education in India.

This comes up a lot in the exam

The complete notes cover it, and the rest of the syllabus, at the same depth.

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