THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY’S EDUCATIONAL POLICY OF 1835: THE EMERGENCE OF ENGLISH EDUCATION IN INDIA

Abstract

In 1835, Thomas Babington Macaulay, a representative of the British government, presented the well-known document entitled “Minute on Indian Education”. This document fundamentally transformed the entire educational system in India. Macaulay’s main objective was to make English the primary medium of instruction in India and to form a new social stratum among the local elites who would speak English and acquire Western knowledge. This policy accelerated the processes of modernization within Indian society.