Raja Ram Mohan Roy & education system in India
Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
1. He celebrated the establishment of constitutional governments in
Spain and Portugal .
2. He propagated Sanskrit learning.- Published on 21 Nov 15a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
ANSWER: Only 1
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy's ambition was to change the educational system completely.
- He was convinced that only a modern, science education could instill new awareness and new capabilities in the Indian people.
- Without this kind of education, social reform in lndia would be very weak and the country would always remain backward.
- Though Roy himself was a great scholar of Sanskrit, he always felt that the Sanskrit learning was irrelevant to modern lndia and hence he strongly opposed it.
- He appealed to the rulers that instead of perpetuating irrelevant Sanskrit learning, they should help equip the new generations of Indians with useful modern scientific knowledge.
- Roy wanted instruction in useful modern sciences like chemistry, mathematics, anatomy, natural philosophy and not load young minds with grammatical complexities, and speculative or imaginary knowledge.
