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The passage between School and Manhood.-How is
individual character determined?-Requisites in the
moulding of character.-When and where is fate or
destiny determined?—The preponderance of the roman-
tic over the sober tendency ruinous.-The fate of
Eugene Aram.-The critical pass in the case of Baboo
Harrischander how signalised.-His "being born again.” 112
CHAPTER VI.
HIS ENERGY AND AMBITION DIRECTED TO A SPECIFIC COURSE.
IMPORTANCE of a specific course of life.-Two subdivisions
of the better class of Young India.-The worst described.
-Our so-called Savants.—Their vanity and presump-
tion. Their dishonesty in essays and books.-An auda-
cious attempt of this kind stated.--The fate of a young
man who begins to work in earnest.--The daily labours
of a so-called Savant, and men of his class.--Observa-
tions of contemptible ignorance of the most rudimentary
knowledge and learning stated.--The "domestic literary
treason" of the elder Disraeli.--Study pursued in India
more as a means to rise than as an end in itself.--Want
of earnestness and pre-calculation with Young India in
all his undertakings.--He justly meets with the discom-
fiture of Alnascar.--Harris prominently distinct in his
traits of character.--His pursuit of knowledge as an end,
not as a means.--. --His remarkable zeal after learning.--
His manner of spending leisure.-A remarkable scene in
the mock Bengalee Temple.-Who achieves success?.. 126
CHAPTER VII.
IN WHAT RESPECTS WAS HARRIS A GREAT MAN?
A PERNICIOUS conception of greatness.-Genius and
talents over-estimated by the world.—Another class of
CONTENTS.
heroes.-Heroes of the heart.-Their fate.-The most
apparent not always the most important or most inter-
esting. Profession of Literature.-Charles Lamb's ad-
vice thereon.-Peculiarly apt for Young India to bear in
mind.-Harris's works.-Patriots of all classes have a
family likeness.-Harris no less a Patriot than the great-
est patriot of the world.-Harris's real staff of greatness.
-The rights and position of a great mind.-Difference
between it and the insignificant..
CHAPTER VIII.
THE POETRY OF HIS HEART.
FEELING nature of his character.-Poverty unlocks the best
sympathies of the heart.-Harris's grateful remembrance
of past favours.-Emotion at mention of the name of his
first kind Teacher.-His irrefragable ties of gratitude
and reverence to Colonel Champneys.-- His neglect of
self-interest and advancement for the sake of the Colo-
nel.-Harris and Rammohun Roy.--Military glory and
valour not wanting in India even in her degenerate
days.--Her intellectual vigour yet unsurpassed.--Social
battle is the last achievement of humanity.--India has
yet to fight it.--Harris did not commence it.--Nor has
it yet commenced.-The Social Science Association in
England. A similar Institution for India recommend-
ed.-Necessity for Educated Natives travelling in India.—
An "Indian Travelling Fellowship."-Natives alone ca-
pacitated to describe social anomalies...
CHAPTER IX.
THE LONGEST, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT CHAPTER IN THE
BOOK REGENERATION OF INDIA.
Two theories for the amelioration of the people.--Which
preferred.—Danger from the present hopeless condition
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of the people.--The Empires of the World.--Of the
Cæsars, Baber, and Napoleon.--Uniqueness of British
domination.--The present time pre-eminently fitted for
undertaking the task of Popular Education in India.--
Review of the History of Indian Education.--Its three
epochs.--Government System of Education faulty.-Dis-
tinction between general and special education.-Every
man, however low and grovelling, receives all life long
some education or other.-In India there is in one sense
no general education.--Percentage of boys that finish a
complete course of general instruction.-A mournful
question.-Necessity of rendering Colleges self-support-
ing. Grounds for viewing the measure as easy of accom-
plishment.-Percentage of boys receiving elementary
education.--The state of this education.-Number of
Schools in the Bombay Presidency.-Statistics of Popu-
lation in the different divisions of British India.--The
educational requirements of each calculated in compari-
son with some of the States of Europe.-With reference
to Primary Schools.--With reference to Teachers.-
Unfitness of the present Staff even in the highest English
Seminary. The number of Normal Colleges and of In-
spectors required.--The people too poor to join the
Schools.--Their popular notions on Englishmen's leaving
India for their Mother Country.--Great misapprehension
among Englishmen with reference to the wants of the
people.—Advocacy of the German method of popular in-
struction.-Striking resemblance in the state of Germany
and of India.--Our present system of education not
essentially differing from the German, though so popu-
larly taken.--Mere Schools and School Training ineffec-
tual to work any change among the people.-The French
Colportage described.-Establishment of a Committee
for the diffusion of knowledge advocated.—The present
state of Prose and Poetry in the Vernacular.-The es-
tablishment of Clubs advocated.-What is our present
national strength and vigour ?—A new order of thought
and morality, as yet unknown to the world, evolved in
India.-A Summary of our Scheme...
CHAPTER X.
REGENERATION OF INDIA-ANOTHER MEANS. こ
THE two classes of writers on India.-Two dangers to
India. The difficulties of making a successful stand in
the Punjab against the Russians stated.-Confidence and
a feeling of Patriotism more requisite on the defensive
line of operations, than strength and discipline.-Warlike
tribes of Upper India, and their ambition.-The only
measure to avert the danger is Colonisation.-Colonisa-
tion of two sorts.-That which we ask for India different
from all colonisations to America and Australia, and
beneficial to India only. The presence of the English
Settlers also beneficial, in checking all abuse of official
power in the interior.-English settlement will enhance
our crops and resources.-Art wholly wanting in the
Native Peasant.-Anglo-Saxon zeal for improvement.-
The Anglo-Indian Government worse than the Roman
and Mahomedan, in their zeal for public works of utility.—
Difference between Calcutta and Delhi or Agra.—All
extensive conquests preserved by Colonisation.-English
settlement peculiarly beneficial to Young India.-Rights
will then be more liberally granted. A question to Young
India.-England's mission in India threefold.....
CHAPTER XI.
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A CHAPTER OF NONSENSE, IF IT BE SO UNDERSTOOD.
FUTURE OF INDIA IN THE EAST.
ENGLAND'S capacity for foreign acquisition and colonisation
compared with other mighty powers of Europe.--With
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THE
Italy. With Spain.-With Portugal.-With Holland.--
With France. The Anglo-Saxon Colony carries away
all other Colonies before it.—The finger of God traced
in the progress of the British in the East.-The tendency
and course of the Empires of the World.-Civilisation
not likely to end in America.—It is returning to the land
of its birth.-Dr. Arnold's theory of Civilisation examin-
ed and refuted.-The prospect of another and mightier
Civilisation.-It will commence from India.-Our
grounds for so supposing.-Bright future for Young
India. His future Religion....
CHAPTER XII.
THE FUTURE OF INDIA AND THE EAST CONTINUED.
DR. ARNOLD's view of History not wholly desponding.-
Guizot's just discernment of History.-The grounds of
Dr. Arnold's theory.-His opponents.-Mr. Greg in
England, and the Author of "Lectures on Man" in
America. Their advocacy of Negro civilisation.-Their
errors not essentially differing from Dr. Arnold.-Ex-
posed on an historical survey.-Twofold tendency of
Arabian Civilisation.-Greek, Roman, and Modern Eu-
ropean Civilisation Arian in origin.--Celts and Teutons
of Europe. Their stream of Emigration from Asia.-
Arians never found as a fishing or hunting tribe.-
Distinction between Arabian or Mogul progress and that
of the Arian nations.-Freedom only enjoyed by the
Arians. A glorious page always to be found in the
history of the Arian nations.-Capability of degeneracy
among the Arians.--The superior prerogative of the
Arians even in the lowest state of civilisation.-Sup-
posed influence of the climate insufficient to account
for the intellectual and moral differences among races.-
Influences of Government and religion also insufficient
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