Month: April 2016
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The ‘Hindoo’ Mind : Colonised by Macaulayism
‘ Macaulayism ‘ the term derives from Thomas Babington Macaulay, a member of the Governor General’s Council in the 1830s. Earlier, the British Government of India had completed a survey of the indigenous system of education in the Presidencies of Bengal, Bombay and Madras. A debate was going on whether the indigenous system should be…
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Koh-i-Noor diamond not ‘gifted’ to the British, says Dr Subramanian Swamy – ANI
“Expressing his frustration at the law officers of the government, [Dr Swamy] said that he was ashamed of them for claiming that this was a ‘gift’ to the British when the truth was miles away from it.” – ANI Following the government’s assertion that the legendary Kohinoor diamond could not be brought back as it…