This book gives a graphic account of the status of indigenous education in the 18 and 19 century. It consisted of classical, vernacular and vocational system of education. This system of education was affected by the impact of an alien system of education, i.e. western education. While classical education i.e. Brahmanical and Persian gradually declined because it could not get the needed patronage and also it could not meet the need of the time on the other hand vernacular and vocational education did not decline. In fact, vernacular education was encouraged by the Christian missionaries and later the Government also realised its significance. Vocational education continued to exist during our period of study. Thus, the book discuses in detail that western education and its impact did not automatically lead to the decline of indigenous education.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gouri Srivastava
Dr. Gouri Srivastava is a Reader in Education at the Department of Women’s Studies, National Council of Education Research and Training. She has done her M.A. and M. Phil at the Jawaharlal Nehru University with high grade points. She did her Ph.D. from Delhi University. Dr. Srivastava has published widely in academic journals and is the author of Women Who Created History, Women’s Higher Education in the 19th Century, Education in India in A Historical Perspective. The Legend Makers Some Eminent Muslim Women of India and the Role of Begams of Bhopal in Educating Girls’ in the mid 19th and 20th Centuries. She is a recipient of Scholarships from Prestigious organizations such as the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) and from Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) for completing her doctoral work.
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