• Yashashwini M

The present system of education in India was the result of the introduction of education introduced by the British, during the colonial era. This system of education in India carved a niche for the people of India to gain recognition in a global platform. It is claimed that Raja Ram Mohan Roy in his letter to Lord Amherst, pleaded the British government to introduce English education introducing the natives of India to western science and demanded that the Sanskrit schools be closed. On the one hand we see that the natives of India gained an exposure to the Western culture through English education on the other hand one cannot deny that access to native culture seemed to be vanishing. This claim can be further justified by looking at the narratives on education by Swami Vivekananda and Gandhi. This paper makes an attempt to examine the objections raised by Swami Vivekananda and Gandhi to the ascendancy of English education in India because they saw that introduction of English education uprooted the Indian culture. This paper also intends to trace the growth and development of English education and its impact on the Indian culture.

Education, philosophy, ascendancy, histriography

"Ascendancy of English Education in India: Demurral of Swamy Vivekananda and Gandhi", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.699-708, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906D12.pdf

"Ascendancy of English Education in India: Demurral of Swamy Vivekananda and Gandhi", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp699-708, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906D12.pdf