The name is absent

Tkn interesting account of the Anglicist's beliefs is found
in an Orientalist's diary. Prinsep's diary describes the
core of the Anglicist's ambitions, which centred on the
study of the English language. Prinsep wrote that

... a class of Anglo-Indians and the younger
civil servants . . . were mostly opposed to
Government's assisting to give instruction in
any kind of Eastern literature or science, the
whole of which they declared to be immoral,
profane or nonsensical. They especially
attacked the Sanskrit mythology and in this
they were aided of course by the missionaries,
but the use of Persian in our courts and in
the correspondence of the Governor-General was
also an object of their antipathy. (p.130)

See also, De Caro, F.A. and Jordan, R.A. (1984) 'The
Wrong Topi: Personal Narratives, Ritual and the Sun Helmet
as a Symbol' WESTERN FOLKLORE 43, 4. pp.233-248; see also,
Kopf, D. (1969) British Orientalism and the Bengal
Renaissance Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of
California Press (p.21)

The Orientalists were Warren Hastings, Sir William Jones
the founder of the Bengal Asiatic Society (1784), Colebrook
the Sanskrit scholar and Horace Hayman Wilson. These
Englishmen admired Indian culture, and believed in the
value of communication through a study of Indian languages.
See also, Sharp, W.H. (1920) Selections from Educational
Records Volume I Calcutta: Government Printing (pp.132-3
and pp.135-6)

(6) Nurullah, S. and Naik, J.P.(1951) op. cit., (p.95)

(7) Daniell, H.R.H. (1941) The Development of Anglo-Indian
Education and its Problems Unpublished Thesis University
of Leeds, Master of Education, Brotherton Library,
University of Leeds, (p.64)

(8) Rawat, P.L. (1965) History of Indian Education Fourth
Edition Agra, India: Ram Prasad & Sons (p.222). John
Anderson opened the Madras Christian College. In 1841
Noble College named after Robert Noble was opened at
Masulipatam. In 1844, Stephen Hislop gave his name to a
college in Nagpur. The Jesuits opened St. Joseph's College
at Nagapatam in 1846, and Bishop French opened St. John's
College at Agra in 1852. Duff in Calcutta and Wilson in
Bombay were both establishing Christian Colleges.

(9) Gist, N.P. and Wright, R.D. (1973) Marginality and
Identity Leiden: E.J. Brill (p.96); see also, Goodrich,
D. (1952) The Making of an Ethnic Group: The Eurasian
Community in India Unpublished Dissertation Ph.D.
Berkeley, California: University of California Microfilm;
see also, Stark, H.A. (1936, 1987) Hostages to India Or The
Life Story of the Anglo-Indian Race Calcutta: Star

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