Macaulayism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Macaulay + -ism, from the name of Thomas Babington Macaulay, who was instrumental in introducing English as a medium of instruction for higher education in India.
Noun[edit]
Macaulayism (uncountable)
- (India, derogatory) The act of westernization of upper class Indians using educational reform.
Usage notes[edit]
The term is usually used in a derogatory fashion, and the connotation is one of disloyalty to one's country and one's heritage. The Hindu Right in India often blames Macaulay for producing a generation of Indians not proud of their heritage.
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References[edit]
- Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics: 1925 to the 1990s, →ISBN, Page 343, Christophe Jaffrelot.