Macaulayism

== English == === Etymology === From 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) (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 ==== === References === Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics: 1925 to the 1990s, →ISBN, Page 343, Christophe Jaffrelot.