This is the picture of Charles Wood, a British politician.

Author: William Walker

Answer the following questions based on the picture given on
the previous screen.

1) Why is Charles Wood significant to the history of Indian

education?

2) What was the main objective of the Wood’s Despatch?

3) Name the states where the universities were established

under this despatch in 1857.
 Answers
1) Charles Wood sent what was known as the Wood’s Despatch to
Lord Dalhousie in 1854. It laid down certain minimum
requirements to improve the quality of education in India.

2) The main objective of the Despatch was to impart Western

knowledge to the Indians.

3) Three universities were established in Calcutta (now Kolkata),

Bombay (now Mumbai) and Madras (now Chennai).