Volume 7, Issue 1, July 2014, Pages 87–97
Muhammad Asim1 and Syed Raheem Abbas Shah2
1 Lecturer Government Postgraduate College Asghar Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
2 Lecturer Government Postgraduate College, Bhakkar, Pakistan
Original language: English
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Educational system in British India was in fact, a plan of control. British government wanted to facilitate Hindus therefore this system was destroying Muslim identity and recognition. Although, one of its prime objectives was to promote Christianity and western culture in Indo-Pak Subcontinent but its other features were covering interests of Hindus. Therefore, Muslims had been forced to give up getting education.
This article highlights all the seven educational plans which are called seven terms of British educational system in India, introduced by the British Government according to the need of time. Impacts of every term are also presented here while characteristics of British educational system are covering the whole tenure of British educational policies in Indo-Pak Subcontinent from 1813 to 1947. The socio-political consequences of this system after the formation of Pakistan are also discussed here.
Author Keywords: Aligarh, Deoband, Persian, Indo-Pak Subcontinent, Britishers.
Muhammad Asim1 and Syed Raheem Abbas Shah2
1 Lecturer Government Postgraduate College Asghar Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
2 Lecturer Government Postgraduate College, Bhakkar, Pakistan
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Educational system in British India was in fact, a plan of control. British government wanted to facilitate Hindus therefore this system was destroying Muslim identity and recognition. Although, one of its prime objectives was to promote Christianity and western culture in Indo-Pak Subcontinent but its other features were covering interests of Hindus. Therefore, Muslims had been forced to give up getting education.
This article highlights all the seven educational plans which are called seven terms of British educational system in India, introduced by the British Government according to the need of time. Impacts of every term are also presented here while characteristics of British educational system are covering the whole tenure of British educational policies in Indo-Pak Subcontinent from 1813 to 1947. The socio-political consequences of this system after the formation of Pakistan are also discussed here.
Author Keywords: Aligarh, Deoband, Persian, Indo-Pak Subcontinent, Britishers.
How to Cite this Article
Muhammad Asim and Syed Raheem Abbas Shah, “Educational System in British India and its Socio-Political Impacts on Pakistani Society,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 87–97, July 2014.
