English Explanatory Dictionary

Macaulay's children

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Indian people who hate and reject their native culture in favor of westernization.

Word forms

Macaulay's children

Etymology

From Thomas Babington Macaulay, a British politician who made English the language used by higher levels of formal education in India. The term refers to his views towards traditional Indian culture and the Hindu religion, which he described as stagnant and unfit for the modern world.

Antonyms

bhakt Sanatani

Related words

Pinkerton syndrome jiak kentang
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