Consider the following statements related to Anglicist and Orientalist controversy 1 This controvers...........

Modern Indian History Developments

Consider the following statements related to Anglicist and Orientalist controversy:

1. This controversy initiated due to the provision for education in 1813 Charter Act.

2. The Orientalists were in the favour of the usage of classical languages of Indian tradition whereas Anglicist proposed the usage of English.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

None of the above

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Explanation:

Both the statements are correct.
In 1834, there was a controversy in British India over the language to be used for Indian higher education. On the one side there were the British Orientalists who wanted to use Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic and on the other side there were the Anglicists who had this Raima Sen type scorn for Oriental languages and Indian culture and wanted to enforce English.
Macaulay landed in India at the height of this debate and soon published is famous Minute, which sealed the case for the Anglicists. Macaulay thus became immortalized, with natives who exhibit contempt for their culture being labelled Macaulay’s Children.