4 Dez 1834 Jahr - Basel Mission Society began work in Mangalore
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Till 1833, the English East India Company was not ready to allow any mission society in India except for the English based societies. In 1833, the British Parliament passed the Charter Act, by which all missionary societies belonging to any country were given permission to work independently in all British colonies including India.
* In 1834 with the financial assistance of German Prince William the BEM Society sent its first three missionaries viz., Rev Samuel Hebich, Rev. John Lehnar and Rev. Christoph Grener to India. The missionaries landed at Calicut on 13th October 1834 and traveling northwards commenced the work with their headquarters at Mangalore in South Canara.
* after the Macaulay's minute of 1835 the British opted English as the medium of instruction in India. Thus the Indians got a chance to study English and western education. Its introduction into Malabar was done by the Basel Mission. But the main intention of the Mission in introducing English education was not devoid of their political interests.
Therefore, through imparting modern education the Missionaries were trying to proselytize the lower caste to Christianity and also were creating a new local petty bureaucracy. It is clearly stated in the missionary reports that the
mission always believed schools as a powerful force for the evangelization of India
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History of Education in India during Colonial Times- 1700-1947
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