Rabindranath Tagore started the institution in . As a child, Tagore hated going to school. He found it suffocating and oppressive. The school appeared like a prison, for he could never do what he felt like doing. So while other children listened to the teacher, Tagore’s mind would wander away. How did Tagore's perspective on education differ from or align with Mahatma Gandhi's, and what were the contrasting views of integrating elements of Western civilization and Indian tradition within the educational system during this period of educational reform in India?
Important Questions on Civilising the “Native”, Educating the Nation
A linguist named Sir William Jones arrived in Calcutta in . During his stay in India, he developed an interest in the Sanskrit language. He studied ancient Indian texts on different subjects and translated many of them. This, he believed, would serve two purposes. It would help the British know about Indian culture and It would help Indians understand their own history and rediscover their lost heritage.
How did the differing views of Orientalists and Anglicists, represented by figures like Sir William Jones and Warren Hastings, shape the educational and cultural initiatives during British rule in India, and what were the key institutions established to promote Indian learning and heritage in the late 18th century?
