ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a letter, dated 18th August 1824, from the General Committee of Public Instruction to the Governor-General. The letter acknowledges the receipt of a letter from the Persian Secretary to Government, dated the 16th ultimo, forwarding extracts of a despatch from the Hon’ble the Court of Directors, under date the 18th February 1821,2 on the subject of the Education of the Natives of British India. In the letter, the General Commitee states that the poetical writings of the Hindus and Mohammadans appear to be legitimately comprehended amongst the objects of literary seminaries, founded for Mohammadans and Hindus.
