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Our Educational Problem
Excerpt from Our Educational Problem
In 1908, when Lala Har Dayal wrote these articles for the Punjabee I labouredunder the belief that some kind of education was better than no education, but my opinions. Have since undergone a great change and now I feel that while upto a certain point this education did us a certain amount of good, for some years backwards however it has been productive of positive harm. It has helped in the multiplication of intellectual and economic parasites and retarded our progress towards freedom. At no time in my life had I any doubt about the underlying motive-of the British Government in their educational policy, but these articles and some others written by the editor of the Modern Review, published in 1908 - 10 confirmed me in my suspicions. Mr. Gandhi's propaganda and the opportunities that it has afforded me of testing the effects of this education by experience acquired in the present struggle for political liberty, has streng thened me in my original belief. At the pre-4 sent moment, I strongly believe that this sys tem of education is more harmful than useful that it is emasculating and enervating that it is denationalizing and degrading; and that the so-called educated man is more effective a. Hindrance to our progress in political freedom. Than his uneducated brother.
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In 1908, when Lala Har Dayal wrote these articles for the Punjabee I labouredunder the belief that some kind of education was better than no education, but my opinions. Have since undergone a great change and now I feel that while upto a certain point this education did us a certain amount of good, for some years backwards however it has been productive of positive harm. It has helped in the multiplication of intellectual and economic parasites and retarded our progress towards freedom. At no time in my life had I any doubt about the underlying motive-of the British Government in their educational policy, but these articles and some others written by the editor of the Modern Review, published in 1908 - 10 confirmed me in my suspicions. Mr. Gandhi's propaganda and the opportunities that it has afforded me of testing the effects of this education by experience acquired in the present struggle for political liberty, has streng thened me in my original belief. At the pre-4 sent moment, I strongly believe that this sys tem of education is more harmful than useful that it is emasculating and enervating that it is denationalizing and degrading; and that the so-called educated man is more effective a. Hindrance to our progress in political freedom. Than his uneducated brother.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
118 pages, Paperback
First published September 27, 2015
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December 28, 2018
The Great Lala Lajpat Rai wrote forward of this book. Though the book has a context of British period, however all words of Shri Har Dayal is valid till date. Whatever the authour's prediction of ill-effect of British education is clear in aspect of today's political scenario for e.g. rise of 'Bharat Tede Tukde Gang', soft corner for stone throwing gang of Kashmir, describing terrorists as just misguided youth etc.
Authour clearly explained British education was only meant for developing a tool which would help them to rule us better. They used education as soft power so that without blood bath, they could conquer us easily. Not only that, by influencing youth and destroying traditional 'Pathshala' they secure their future too.
Unfortunately, we are still following British education and will follow. But atleast if we become aware then we can use this education just for our livelihood along with respecting and giving importance to our mother-tongue, Sanskrit and all of our traditional cultures.
Authour clearly explained British education was only meant for developing a tool which would help them to rule us better. They used education as soft power so that without blood bath, they could conquer us easily. Not only that, by influencing youth and destroying traditional 'Pathshala' they secure their future too.
Unfortunately, we are still following British education and will follow. But atleast if we become aware then we can use this education just for our livelihood along with respecting and giving importance to our mother-tongue, Sanskrit and all of our traditional cultures.
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