Small #Thread on Adam's report of Vernacular Education in Bengal & Bihar submitted to UK Government when "English Education Act 1835" was implemented

The report was most recursive ever research on Schooling system in India in beginning of 18th century.

Please read on

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William Adam was a Christian priest of Scotland, came to India in 1818 and spent about 27 years here.
He was greatly impressed by Indian views regarding the existence of one almighty god.
In due course he renounced Christian priesthood.

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In his reports, Adams noted that there were more than 100,000 Vernacular schools in Bengal and Behar combined together in beginning of 18th Century. Thats equivalent to one school per 400 person that time. Wow!
Actually one school for each 36 school going children.
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Adams noted that education system was like #Hindu's old municipal system where each village had its chief, accounts, priest, smith, carpenter, potter, barber, washermen, poet, doctors, and a School Master "GURU Mahashay". Surprised

Does this sound like #NEP2020?

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#Hindu, Pathan, Mogul, Mahratta, Sikh and English were all masters in turn-but the village community remains the same. -Lord Metacalfe

Question: when in beginning of 18th century there was no caste system, who brought it in the mainstream?

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Extract from Calcutta Review No. IV., p. 334 describes peculiar way of 15 punishments in gurukul system.

Read and know why Gurukuls were tough for some backbenchers

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1867, J long wrote a letter to Governor General of India recommending general principles of Vernacular education: to then existing system of schooling comprising working well:
1. A Director General, 2. 20 Normal schools, 3. Model Schools,4. Aided Schools, 5. Guru Schools

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