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Eastern officers believed that Hindus and Muslims should be taught what they already know, and what they value and cherish, not topics foreign to them.

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The above statement is true.
Eastern officers believed that Hindus and Muslims should be taught what they already know and what they value and cherish, not topics foreign to them. Only then, they thought, would the British hope to win a place in the hearts of the "natives"; only then could foreign rulers be expected to be respected by their object. For this purpose, a madrasa was established in Calcutta in 1781 to promote the study of Arabic, Persian, and Islamic law; the Hindu College was founded in Benaras in 1791 to encourage the study of ancient Sanskrit texts that would be useful in governing the country.

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