Why did James Mill and Thomas Macaulay think that European education was essential in India?

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asked Jan 17, 2018 in History by Ankit Agarwal (28,847 points) 7 34 104

Why did James Mill and Thomas Macaulay think that European education was essential in India?

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answered Jan 17, 2018 by Ankit Agarwal (28,847 points) 7 34 104
 
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They thought that education should be useful and practical. They felt that Indians should be made familiar with the advances being made by the West. They thought that the Indians were uncivilized and needed to be civilized. This could be done only through English education.

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