HS Cunningham, who served as the Advocate-General of Madras Presidency from 1872 to 1877, narrates the terrible ordeal which Indian students have to undergo in schools run by the colonial governments/missionaries.
~ Hindu girls taking their class in Brahmo Balika Shikshalaya in Calcutta, (c. 1897)
It was the 2nd oldest school for girls to be set up in Calcutta by Sadharan Brahmo Samaj on 16th May of 1890 AD.
It was the 2nd oldest school for girls to be set up in Calcutta by Sadharan Brahmo Samaj on 16th May of 1890 AD.
In comparison to the Catholics, Protestant mission education in India was more clearly and decidedly evangelical in purpose.
~ Education and Mission: School as Agent of Evangelisation by Rudolf C. Heredia
~ Education and Mission: School as Agent of Evangelisation by Rudolf C. Heredia
~ Macaulay's Minute, 'Downward filtration', and disappearing of indigenous systems of education
~ Students studying in The Theosophical Society Library, Adyar (Madras), (c. 1913).
~ Alexandra Native Girls' English Institution, Fort. (c. 1863)
one of the oldest surviving girl's schools in Mumbai. started by a Parsee businessman Manockjee Cursetjee, with funding from the Raja of Jamkhandi & the Sassoon Family. It boasts Madame Bhikaiji Cama as its alumna.
one of the oldest surviving girl's schools in Mumbai. started by a Parsee businessman Manockjee Cursetjee, with funding from the Raja of Jamkhandi & the Sassoon Family. It boasts Madame Bhikaiji Cama as its alumna.
~ Girls at a school in Madras, (c. 1930)
many of the students in such classes used to be adult learners.
many of the students in such classes used to be adult learners.
~ A class at one of the oldest schools for girls in Bengal, the Victoria Institute, Calcutta, (c. 1944)
~ a scene from a school, a Sikh Guru with pupils. (ca. 1800-ca. 1810)
The foreground depicts a courtyard in which a teacher blesses a child, with seven other pupils nearby. An eighth is being punished by having to stand in the kukkar, or 'cockerel' position.
The foreground depicts a courtyard in which a teacher blesses a child, with seven other pupils nearby. An eighth is being punished by having to stand in the kukkar, or 'cockerel' position.
~ a group of students from a matriculation class, Bangalore High School, (c. 1866)
this image shows the European master seated at the table in the center, surrounded by his students.
from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections
this image shows the European master seated at the table in the center, surrounded by his students.
from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections
~ Baba Nanak goes to school, (c. 1733)
This miniature comes from the 'Janam Sakhi' in Punjabi, a prose dedicated to Guru Nanak, compiled and copied by Daya Ram Abhrol in 1733 with 57 miniature paintings by Alam Chand Raj.
source: British Library
This miniature comes from the 'Janam Sakhi' in Punjabi, a prose dedicated to Guru Nanak, compiled and copied by Daya Ram Abhrol in 1733 with 57 miniature paintings by Alam Chand Raj.
source: British Library
~ a group of three Indian teachers (called Munsis) and one European teacher at Lord Harris's School, Madras. (circa 1865).
In comparison to European academics, the status of Indian academics has barely improved. They'll always be munsis unless & until true decolonization occurs.
In comparison to European academics, the status of Indian academics has barely improved. They'll always be munsis unless & until true decolonization occurs.
Teaching colonial propaganda through alphabets in Victorian England.
"I is for India,
Our land in the East
Where everyone goes
To shoot tigers, and feast."
Written and illustrated by Mary Frances Ames, published in 1899.
"I is for India,
Our land in the East
Where everyone goes
To shoot tigers, and feast."
Written and illustrated by Mary Frances Ames, published in 1899.
~ Girls' School at Jaipur :- The Primary Class (1950). a mix of frocks, uniforms, and sarees for the students.
Medical students in their 5th year attending a lecture by a professor of Radiology at the Lady Hardinge Medical College (1958).
Medical students in their 5th year attending a lecture by a professor of Radiology at the Lady Hardinge Medical College (1958).
~ SNDT Womenโs University, the first womenโs university in India, was founded by Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve in 1916.
Pic: The first batch of women who graduated from the university in 1921.
Pic: The first batch of women who graduated from the university in 1921.
~ Students seen seated with their teacher in a High School in Bangalore, (c. 1866)
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