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The Tradition of Orientalists:   Orientalists needed Indian scholars to teach them vernacular languages, local customs and laws and help them translate and interpret ancient texts. They believed that the ancient customs of the country and oriental learning ought to be the basis of the British rule in India. Education for Commerce:  It was believed that Indians would be able to understand the advantages of trade and commerce through European learning. Western influence would change the lifestyle of educated Indians so that they would readily accept British goods. What Happened to Local Schools:  Earlier, local schools or pathshalas were allowed to function without much interference. But after 1854, the British standardized the curriculum, imposed routines, established rules and ensured regular inspections of these schools. New Routines, New Rules:  The Britisher’s government-appointed officials who were made in-charge of four to five schools. Teaching was now accordin...

  Squares and Square Roots 1. If a number is multiplied by itself, the product that we get is called the square of the number. For example: 4 x 4 = 4 2  = 16                                                                 (16 is square of 4) 20 x 20 = 20 2  = 400                                                         (400 is square of 20) 3 5 × 3 5 = ( 3 5 ) 2 = 9 25   ( 9 25 ...

  Traditional African masks   play an important role in certain traditional African rituals and ceremonies. Masks serve an important role in rituals or ceremonies with varied purposes like ensuring a good harvest, addressing tribal needs in time of peace or war, or conveying spiritual presences in initiation rituals or burial ceremonies. Some masks represent the spirits of deceased ancestors. Others symbolize totem animals, creatures important to a certain family or group. In some cultures, like the Kuba culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, masks represent specific figures in tribal mythology, like a king or a rival to the ruler. The wearer of the mask is often believed to be able to communicate to the being symbolized by it, or to be possessed by who or what the mask represents. Dogon ceremonial mask in use Ritual and ceremonial masks are an essential feature of the traditional culture of the peoples of a part of Sub-Saharan Africa, e.g. roughl...