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THE REAWAKENING OF INDIA.
(By the President-Founder Hindu Sabah.)
Circular exhortation to Hindoo and Theosophical Societies adverting to letters on Higher Education addressed to Doctor H. Hunter, &c.
Most disagreements are due to want of mutual understanding, and I do not understand the reference to fear of popular management ‘and impracticable religious teaching.’ One or more native gentlemen will do for a particular college or school what at present the European Director or Inspector is doing for schools of all grades, Government supplying funds at present for a time. Religious teaching may be added as far as practicable. Instead of any private gentlemen I am inviting in the first instance the officers of Societies already patriotically and nationally disposed to co-operate. I expect the Secretary or other officer just to come with a copy of the Rules of the Society and nothing more. Instead of serving Inspector and Director, masters will pass under the care of a private gentleman or Board; not the masters even then of Taluq and Zillah Schools but only of Colleges. Besides, one need not come as a representative of the Society but in his individual capacity. My wish is simply that members of the Theosophical Societies and the Hindoo Sabhas should hold t…ir position in the councils of the state. There is nothing … prevent others form seizing the influence and power whic… we shrink from and we shall only look like fools then. Gird up your loins for both the Rishis and India.
OUR ARYAN FOREFATHERS’ SOCIETY,
TINNEVELLY.
Thursday the 5th October 1882.
Mr. A. Ananthachar——Presiding.
1. Proposed by Mr. S. Narayanaswami Aiyar, and carried unanimously—that the suggestions of the society on the present question (Higher Education) shall bear exclusively on the propositions moved by A. Sankariah Esq. B. A., President of the Hindu Sabah, to the President of the Education Commission.
2. (i) “That a knowledge of English be no longer made in practice indispensable for admission to, at all events, the lower grades of the Public service.”—Passed with the following modifications.
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