Who was the pioneer of the western system of education in India?

(A) Oayanand Saraswati
(B) Lala Lajpat Rai
(C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(D) Surendranath Bannerjee

Correct Answer : Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Question Asked : SSC Combined Matric Level (Pre) Exam 2006
Explanation : Raja Ram Mohan Roy believed education to be an implement for social reform. He protested against the government’s policy to strengthen the Sanskrit Colleges in the Presidency Towns of Kolkata, Varanasi and Chennai and helped the British government to promote a more liberal and enlighten system in learning. In the new system of education, he introduced the subjects of practical use like Mathematics. Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and Anatomy with other useful sciences. The protests of Raja Ram Mohan found expression when the Government was agreed to encourage the study of English as well as the other oriental languages.
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