Macaulayism

English

Etymology

From Macaulay +‎ -ism, from the name of Thomas Babington Macaulay, who was instrumental in introducing English as a medium of instruction for higher education in India.

Noun

Macaulayism (uncountable)

  1. (India, derogatory) The act of westernization of upper class Indians using educational reform.

Usage notes

  • The term is usually used in a derogatory fashion, and the connotation is one of disloyalty to one's country and one's heritage. The Hindu Right in India often blames Macaulay for producing a generation of Indians not proud of their heritage.

References

  • Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics: 1925 to the 1990s, →ISBN, Page 343, Christophe Jaffrelot.
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