National Council of Education, Bengal
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The National Council of Education, Bengal was an early 20th-century nationalist educational organization in colonial India that established indigenous institutions as an alternative to British-controlled universities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational organization
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historical institution ⓘ nationalist organization ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| educationModel |
national education
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technical and industrial training ⓘ |
| establishedInstitution |
Bengal National College
NERFINISHED
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Bengal Technical Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
higher education
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nationalist education ⓘ technical education ⓘ |
| foundedInContextOf | Swadeshi movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Indian nationalist leaders
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public donations ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of nationalist educational experiments in Bengal
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precursor to Jadavpur University ⓘ |
| ideology |
Indian nationalism
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Swadeshi ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Japanese model of technical education ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
Bengali
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English ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to development of Indian-controlled higher education
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influenced nationalist education movements in India ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bengal
NERFINISHED
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Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Bengal Renaissance
NERFINISHED
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Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| notableAssociatedPerson |
Aurobindo Ghosh
NERFINISHED
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Rabindranath Tagore NERFINISHED ⓘ Raja Subodh Chandra Mullick NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashbehari Ghosh NERFINISHED ⓘ Satish Chandra Mukherjee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedControlBy | University of Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | colonial education system ⓘ |
| purpose |
create alternative to British-controlled universities
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promote national education ⓘ promote technical and scientific education ⓘ provide indigenous education ⓘ |
| regionServed | Bengal Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorInstitution | Jadavpur University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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College of Engineering and Technology, Bengal
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National Council of Education, Bengal
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