...than a lakh of rupees, in each year, shall be set apart, and applied to the revival and improvement of literature and the encouragement of the learned...of India and for the introduction and promotion of knowledge of the sciences among the British territories of India." But it was not till many years afterwards...

...less than one lac of rupees in each year shall be set apart and applied to the revival and improvement of literature, and the encouragement of the learned...sciences among the inhabitants of the British territories in India ; and that any schools, public lectures, or other institutions for the purposes aforesaid...

...the Governor-General in Council to apply one lakh of rupees a year " to the revival and improvement of literature and the encouragement of the learned...sciences among the inhabitants of the British territories in India." On the face of it, this is a grant for the promotion of Eastern literature and Western science...

...upper classes. In 1813 the Court of Directors sanctioned one lakh for "the revival and improvement of literature, and the encouragement of the learned...introduction and promotion of a knowledge of the Sciences in India". The problem immediately arose as to what Sciences were to be " introduced " — European...

...lakh of rupees (£10,000) in each year shall be set apart and applied to the revival and improvement of literature and the encouragement of the learned...of India, and for the introduction and promotion of the sciences among the inhabitants of the British territories of India." Thus was laid the foundation...

...in Council to apply not less than one lakh of rupees in each year " to the revival and improvement of literature and the encouragement of the learned...sciences among the inhabitants of the British territories in India."4 This section 1 The schools were for " the education of natives who enter the military service...

...rupees in each year shall be set apart and applied to the revival aud improvement of literature under the encouragement of the learned natives of India...sciences among the inhabitants of the British territories in India, and that any schools, public lectures or other institutions for the purposes aforesaid, which...

...it. It contains nothing about the particular languages or sciences which are to be studied. A sum is set apart " for the revival and promotion of literature...among the inhabitants of the British territories." It is argued, or rather taken for granted, that by literature, the Parliament can have meant only Arabic...

...it. It contains nothing about the particular languages or sciences which are to be studied. A sum is set apart " for the revival and promotion of literature,...among the inhabitants of the British territories." It is argued, or rather taken for granted, that by literature the Parliament can have meant only Arabic...

...rupees, then worth more than £10,000, being ' set apart and applied to the revival and improvement of literature and the encouragement of the learned...sciences among the inhabitants of the British territories in India '. Improved arrangements for the training of the civil and military servants of the Company...