Madras Presidency (Part - 1) - Report on Tradational Indian Education system in British Period by British agency before the starting of British Modern Education.

Till the first half of 19^th century Indian traditional education was on Top of education in the country, but later on Traditional Indian education was sidelined with the British Modern education system.

In the battle of Old Indian and Modern British education system, the supporters of British Modern education system won.

Actually in making a new education policy the British rulers followed the same old theory “If u wants to make a country slave, destroy its Literature and Culture”.

The motto of new education policy was to publicize western knowledge through English language.

To go with their program of destroying the ‘Traditional Indian Education System’, Britishers conducted a survey in their occupied territory – Madras, now Chennai, Bengal (in it was today’s Bangladesh, Bengal state, Bihar and Orissa) and Bombay (Mumbai) province. 

First such survey was conducted during the period of Tomas Munero, Governor of Madras province in 1822.

He got the details from the District Magistrates (Collectors), which he produced himself before the British rule.

Under the Madras Presidency there were 12,498 schools and High Schools which were giving education in Traditional way.

It is found that for Each 1,000 population, there is 1 school.

Generally majority of women (girls) were not part of education, so on an average per 500 people there was 1 school.  

Children between the age of 5 to 10, 1/3 of them were going to school.

Students were getting education of Tamil, Talugue, Kannada, Marathi, Arbi, and Farasi. In 23 schools Sanskrit and in1 English was taught.