💨 Abstract

Jyotirao Phule, in his 1881 deposition before the Hunter Commission, criticized the British government for prioritizing high-class education over mass education, arguing that this perpetuated inequality and left the lower castes in ignorance and poverty. He accused the government of spending disproportionate funds on educating the higher classes, mostly Brahmins, while the majority of revenue came from the poor peasantry.

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