Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ20365

Individual Private Initiative in Primary Education in Colonial Delhi (1910-1947)

Authors(1) :-Akanshi Vidyarthi

The article examines the attempts made by non-government individuals in the sphere of primary education in colonial Delhi. The colonial state was talking vigorous measures to spread their version of education among the residents. The educational institutions were the spaces to translate the necessity of British rule in India. Acceptance of their superiority was one such aims. Although the colonial administration left no stone unturned to fulfil their aims, the Indians were not silent spectators. The Indians on the other hand participated actively in building and funding the schools. Both the colonial rule and Indian private investors had their reasons to pursue the task i.e., propagate their authority and reproduce their society and culture. The paper comprises of two parts. The first part discusses the individual private enterprise in primary education by Indian personalities. And secondly the paper discusses and analyses the aims of state and Indians in forming educational institutions. The motive was to propagate their interest and conserve and reproduce their respective cultures through these schools. The schools also became a means to translate the authority of individual charity makers in the times of transition.

Authors and Affiliations

Akanshi Vidyarthi
PhD Student, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Colonial State, Private, Primary education, Culture, Charity.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 3 | Issue 5 | September-October 2020
Date of Publication : 2020-10-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 85-95
Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ20365
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

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Akanshi Vidyarthi, "Individual Private Initiative in Primary Education in Colonial Delhi (1910-1947)", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 3, Issue 5, pp.85-95, September-October.2020
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