Ncert solutions class 8th / History: lesson --- Civilising the "Native ", Educating the Nation.

Chapter 8- Civilising the "Native", Educating the Nation
Page No: 106
Let's Recall
1. Match the following:
William Jones promotion of English education
Rabindranath Tagore respect for ancient cultures
Thomas Macaulay gurus
Mahatma Gandhi learning in a natural environment
Pathshalas critical of English education
Answer
William Jones respect for ancient cultures 
Rabindranath Tagore learning in a natural environment 
Thomas Macaulay promotion of English education 
Mahatma Gandhi critical of English education 
Pathshalas gurus
Page No: 107
2.State whether true or false:
(a) James Mill was a severe critic of the Orientalists.
► True 
(b) The 1854 Despatch on education was in favour of English being 
introduced as a medium of higher education in India.
► True 
(c) Mahatma Gandhi thought that promotion of literacy was the most 
important aim of education.
► False 
(d) Rabindranath Tagore felt that children ought to be subjected to strict 
discipline.
► False 
Let's Discuss
3. Why did William Jones feel the need to study Indian history, 
philosophy and law?
Answer
William Jones felt the need to study Indian history, philosophy and law 
as this will not only help the British learn from Indian culture but it 
would also help Indian to rediscover their own heritage and understand 
the lost glories of their past. This would establish the British as gurdians 
of Indian culture and gain total control. 
4. Why did James Mill and Thomas Macaulay think that European 
education was essential in India?
Answer
→ James Mill and Thomas Macaulay thought that European education 
would enable Indians to recognize the advantages that flow from the 
expansion of trade and commerce and make them see the importance of 
developing the resources of the country. 
→ Introducing European ways of life would change their tastes and 
desires and create a demand for British goods, because Indians would 
begin to appreciate and buy things that were produced in Europe. → It 
would also improve the moral character of Indians. It would make them 
truthful and honest and thus supply the company with civil servants who 
could be trusted and demanded upon. It could also instill in people a 
sense of duty and commitment to work and develop the skills required 
for administration. 
→ Macaulay felt that knowledge of English would allow Indians to read 
some of the finest literature the world had produced. It would make them 
aware of the developments in Western Science and philosophy. 
Teaching of English could civilize peoplesetting. He saw it as an abode 
of peace, where living in harmony with nature, children could cultivate 
their natural creativity. 
5. Why did Mahatma Gandhi want to teach children handicrafts?
Answer
Mahatma Gandhi wanted to teach children handicraft because that would 
develop their minds and their capacity to understand. This would also 
enable them to know how different things operated. This would help 
them to have lived experience and practical knowledge. 
6. Why did Mahatma Gandhi think that English education had enslaved 
Indians?
Answer
English education, according to Mahatma Gandhi, created a sense of 
inferiority in the minds of Indians. It made them see Western civilisation as superior, and destroyed their pride in their own culture. Thus charmed 
by the West and by everything coming from the West, the Indians 
educated under the colonial system would end up being the admirers of 
British rule in India; thus, willingly forgetting their enslavement, and 
enslaving themselves further.

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