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The Beautiful Tree: Indigenous Indian Education in the Eighteenth Century c5.s18: XX: Collector, Rajamundry to Board of Revenue: 19.9.1823

The Beautiful Tree: Indigenous Indian Education in the Eighteenth Century c5.s18

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XX: Collector, Rajamundry to Board of Revenue: 19.9.1823

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*(TNSA: BRP: Vol.963, Pro.2.10.1823, pp.8520-25 Nos.29-30)*

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1. I have the honor to submit the information called for in your Deputy Secretary’s letter dated 25th July 1822, together with a statement in the prescribed form of the number of native schools in this Collectorate and of the number of scholars.

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2. I also take the liberty to forward another statement which being in more detail and containing some additional heads of information may probably be found of some use.

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3. If these statements are at all to be depended upon, and (they are founded on very minute returns of my public servants) the actual state of education in this district must be pronounced anything but satisfactory inasmuch as it would appear that out of 1,200 villages composing the zillah of Rajamundry and total population of 7,38,308 souls there are 207 villages only in which reading and writing are taught, the number of schools in the villages in question being 291 and the number of scholars, Hindoos and Mussulman 2,658. The time that scholars usually continue at school varies from 5 to 7 years. The fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth year of the boy’s age is the ‘lucky day’ for his first entrance into school. The monthly charge to the scholars is as high as one rupee each in some places and as low as two annas in others, but the average rate may be stated at 7 annas. I have not found that any of the schools are endowed by the public.

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4. The number of colleges, or rather teachers* of Theology, Law, Astronomy, etc., is 279, the number of scholars 1,454. The particulars are as follows (see next page).

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The teachers of the Vedum here alluded to are not generally men of much science. The scholar is barely taught so much of the Vedum as will enable him to perform the usual Table 36

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*Ts: Teachers; Ss: Scholars

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ceremonies of his religion, nor is it thought at all essential that he should understand what little he does read. Hence it happens that this class of people are often very deficient in their education.

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5. Of the total number of 279 teachers mentioned above 69 possess allowances in land and 13 in money both the one and the other being granted by former Zemindars. 196 individuals teach their scholars without fee or reward and 1 person is supported by his scholars.

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6. In those villages under my immediate management where there are no schools, I have found the inhabitants very willing to have such established among them, but some assistance from government will be necessary to set things agoing, say monthly allowance of 2 rupees to each teacher, the scholars to make up the remainder. I shall be prepared to address your Board more fully upon the subject should this proposal meet your approval.

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Zillah Rajamundry, Mugaluteer, 19th Sept. 1823. *F. W. Robertson,* *Collector.*

Names of the Books in Use at the Schools and Colleges at Rajamundry

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Schools

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| 1. | Baula Ramauyanum | | *Vadahs, etc.* |
| 2. | Rookmeny Culleyanum | 1. | Roogvadum |
| 3. | Paurejantahpatraranum | 2. | Yajoorvadum |
| 4. | Molly Ramauyanum | 3. | Samavadum |
| 5. | Raumayanum | 4. | Sroudum |
| 6. | Dansarady Satacum | 5. | Dravedavedum or |
| 7. | Kreestna Satacum | . | Nunlauyanum |
| 8. | Soomaty Satacum | | |
| 9. | Janakey Satacum | | *Sastrums* |
| 10. | Prasunnaragara Satacum | 1. | Sanscrit Grammar |
| 11. | Ramataraka Satacum | | Siddhanda Cowmoody |
| 12. | Turkum | 2. | Bahscara Satacum |
| 13. | Beesanavecausa Satacum | 3. | Jeyoteshem |
| 14. | Beemalingaswara Satacum | 4. | Durmasastrum |
| 15. | Sooreyanaraina Satacum | | |
| 16. | Narraina Satacum | | *Cauveyems* |
| 17. | Plaholanda Charetra | 1. | Ragoovamsam |
| 18. | Vasoo Charetra | 2. | Coomarasumbhavem |
| 19. | Manoo Charetra | 3. | Moghasundasem |
| 20. | Sumunga Charetra | 4. | Bhauravy |
| 21. | Nala Charetra | 5. | Maukhum |
| 22. | Vamana Charetra | 6. | Naveshadum |
| 23. | Ganintum | 7. | Andasastrum |
| 24. | Pauvooloory Ganintum | | |
| 25. | Bhauratam | | *English Books in its Schools* |
| 26. | Bhaugavatum | | |
| 27. | Vejia Velausum | | *Persian Schools* |
| 28. | Kroostnaleelan Velausum | 1. | Caremah |
| 29. | Rathamathava Velausum | | Aumadunnanmah |
| 30. | Suptama Skundum | 2. | Harckarum in Persian |
| 31. | Astma Skundum | 3. | Insah Culipha and |
| 32. | Rathamathava Sumvadum | | Goolstan |
| 33. | Bhaunoomaly Paranayem | 4. | Bahurdanish and Bostan |
| 34. | Veerabhadra Vejayem | 5. | Abdul Phazaul Inshah |
| 35. | Leelansoondary Paronayem | 6. | Calipha |
| 36. | Amarum | 7. | Khoran |
| 37. | Sooranthanaswarum | | |
| 38. | Voodeyagapurvem | | |
| 39. | Audepurvem | | |
| 40. | Gajandra Motchum | | |
| 41. | Andhranamasungraham | | |
| 42. | Coochalopurksyanum | | |
| 43. | Resekajana

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