English Education in India, 1715-1835 Half-Caste, Missionary, and Secular Stages

Rajesh Kochhar, "English Education in India, 1715-1835: Half-Caste, Missionary, and Secular Stages"
English | ISBN: 0367322633 | 2020 | 198 pages | PDF | 5 MB
This book identifies and describes the first stage in the advent and growth of English education in India. The first schools in India were the charity schools, asylums and orphanages opened under the auspices of the Church of England for religious instruction, training and care of ‘half-caste’ or mixed-race children, the progeny of Protestant fathers from Indian women. It examines the influence of the ‘half-caste’ community and the missionaries on the growing Indian demand for English education and opportunities for employment.