Worth considering on the other hand: I believe it was Pavan K. Varma mentioning in one of his books, that it was the upper classes and elites who wanted higher education (specialized, and subsidized) for their kids--rather than primary education for all, and presumably pushed Nehru in that direction. Some say that Nehru's hand was forced. And the UCs were also not too keen on the possibility of India's doing away or marginalizing English. English had got them a lot of dividends (babus et al) and they were not too keen on any possibility of remote parity with lesser haves, and have nots, etc.
Needless to add, as with anything many people and families benefited--and continue to. Things percolate and then spill over to people who may not have imagined what can be theirs too. ++++++++++++ venantius j pinto > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:48:01 +0530 > From: Frederick Noronha <fredericknoro...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Gandhi God-Kings > > On 30 July 2010 19:53, Rajan P. Parrikar <parri...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > (Jawahar at least managed to get through > > his courses). > > Wasn't he also the guy who had the vision to set up the > now-prestigious IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology). (DELETE) FN > * * * Encounter hints (and more) of the Goan life in Zanzibar, Poona, Mombasa, Basra, Dubai, and even Nuvem and Colva, Sanvordem and colonial Goa. Learn of experiences that shaped Goans worldwide. Selma Carvalho's *Into the Diaspora Wilderness* now available at Broadways Book Centre, Panjim [Ph +91-9822488564] Ask a friend to buy it, before it gets sold out. Price (in Goa only) Rs 295. http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/ * * *
