Thomas Babington Macaulay
Thomas Babington Macaulay was a British historian and politician known for his influential role in shaping colonial education policies in India, particularly through his advocacy for English as the language of instruction, which aimed to create a class of English-speaking Indians who would serve British interests.
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Thomas Babington Macaulay submitted his now-infamous ‘Minute on Indian Education’ in 1835.
How Indians made the most of an imperial tool that was meant to discipline them
India· 2025-12-17Macaulay is referenced in the context of his influence on India's mindset.
Why India needs a more ‘Indian’ debate on the raj and its legacyIndia· 2025-12-09
Thomas Babington Macaulay famously argued that English would create a class of Indians who were Indian by birth but English in intellect and sensibilities.
Undoing Macaulay? Inside India’s decolonisation push towards ‘Bharat’ | India NewsIndia· 2025-12-07
Macaulay is an accomplished scholar whose views on Indian education during the colonial period are still debated.
Modi vs Macaulay: Relax, Khan Market gang. It’s not about EnglishIndia· 2025-11-29Thomas Babington Macaulay sought to create 'a class of persons, Indian in blood and colour, but English in tastes, in opinions, in morals, and in intellect'.
Macaulay racist but his English push gave us passport to mobilityIndia· 2025-11-23
Thomas Babington Macaulay was a key figure in advocating for English as the language of education in colonial India.
Take away our language and we will forget who we are: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and the language of conquest | Ngugi wa Thiong'o
United Kingdom· 2025-08-12
