Tag: Colonial Impact

  • How Macaulay and William Bentinck Demolished the Calcutta Golisri Sanskrit School

    How Macaulay and William Bentinck Demolished the Calcutta Golisri Sanskrit School

    Explore the devastating impact of Thomas Babbington Macaulay’s role in undermining India’s rich educational heritage, supported by Governor General William Bentinck and other British officials in the 19th century. Their actions led to the destruction of centuries-old Sanskrit schools and colleges across Bengal, with the Golishri Sanskrit School in Calcutta among the earliest casualties. The…