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ERIC Number: EJ1406047
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0030-9230
EISSN: EISSN-1477-674X
Beyond Monolithic Colonialism: A Defiant Scot against British Elitism,Thomas Munro's Policies on Education and Employment of Indians
Parimala V. Rao
Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, v59 n6 p1309-1326 2023
Thomas Munro, a Scottish highlander, came to the Madras Presidency in South India as a soldier in the army of the East India Company in 1780. He rose to the position of its governor 40 years later in 1820 and died in India in 1827. His rise was not through military campaigns but peaceful administrative policies. During his stay in India, he defended Indian interests and took on powerful governors-general and other higher officials. He resisted their elitist policies, talked of lack of political freedom in India and wanted to give representation to Indians in administration. He conducted the first educational survey and established 101 schools. In the history of modern India, particularly in the history of education, there is a tendency to view British colonialism as a monolithic category. This paper looks at this extraordinary journey of a Scottish soldier, his impoverished status, family constraints, struggle with British elitism, and above all, his contributions to education in South India. No theory of imperialism and colonialism is available to analyse the Scottish interventions in the field of education. Such existing theories rely on the European and non-European dichotomies. They cannot be used to explain why the Scots chose to support Indians instead of their own fellow British officers in the colonial administration.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India; United Kingdom (Scotland); United Kingdom
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