History & Civics
Why did the British introduce western education in India?
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The British rulers imparted western education in arts and sciences through the medium of English to serve their own administrative and imperial ends. They wanted petty clerks to run the administration. Through western education they wanted to propagate the western culture and to win the loyalty of educated Indians.
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