The social relationships of economic life was replicated in
the educational system. By the end of the eighteenth
century Anglo-Indian children were educated in charity
schools, orphanages and benevolent institutions run by the
military and Christian missionaries.
The extent to which the Anglo-Indian educational system
accomplished the collective vision of the Europeans for the
Anglo-Indian community is discussed in the next chapter.
It describes education during the nineteenth century from
1786 to 1900. The chapter shows the reinforcement of a
subordinate consciousness in the Anglo-Indian community.
It discusses the three issues of size and ethnicity, the
English language and Christianity. The chapter outlines
the impact these three issues had on the educational and
economic life of the community in the nineteenth century.
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