Macaulayism

English Etymology From en 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 - en 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. Related terms en Macaulay's children References Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics: 1925 to the 1990s, 1850653011, Page 343, Christophe Jaffrelot. en eponyms en Hindutva Indian politics Nationalism