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Examine the forces at work for the introduction of western education in India. Analyse the thrust given to it by the Christian Missionaries.

  • UPSC 2019
  • Social and Cultural Developments

Western education in colonial India emerged from a convergence of self-interested colonial calculation and missionary zeal, only incidentally producing the enlightenment it advertised.

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  • The General Forces Behind Western Education
  • Administrative Forces
  • Political Forces
  • Commercial Forces
  • Indigenous and Progressive Support
  • The Christian Missionary Thrust
  • …and 2 more sections, with a conclusion

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