Macaulayism

English

Etymology

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.

Derived terms

• Macaulay's children

References

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