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Question
When the Charter Act of 1813 was passed a great controversy arose on the issue of education.
What was the controversy about?
Solution
The controversy was that one group favoured the promotion of traditional Indian learning through the medium of classical and regional languages like Sanskrit and Persian. This group was known as the Orientalists. The other group insisted that Western education should be introduced and imparted through the medium of English. This group was called Anglicists.
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