The Beautiful Tree: Indigenous Indian Education in the Eighteenth Century c4.s3.t8.3
The Beautiful Tree: Indigenous Indian Education in the Eighteenth Century c4.s3.t8.3
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c4.s3.t8.3
Besides the account provided by the Samudrin Raja regarding the functioning of the institution supported by his family in Malabar,⁴⁵ the collectors of Guntoor, Cuddapah, Masulipatam, Madura and Madras also wrote in some detail on the subject of higher learning. According to the collector of Madras: 'Astronomy, Astrology, etc. are in some instances taught to the children of the poorer class of Brahmins gratis, and in certain few cases an allowance is given proportionate to the circumstances of the parents or guardians.' The collector of Madura on the other hand mentioned that: