Who described the Education Despatch of 1854 as the "Magna Carta of Indian Education" in his work, "A History of Missions in India"?

Modern education was introduced to India by the British government.

Key Points

• The foundation of the Indian educational system during the colonial era was laid by the Macaulay Minute, Wood's dispatch, Sadler Commission, and the 1904 Indian Education Policy. 
• The Calcutta Madrassa was founded by Warren Hastings in 1781 to teach Muslim law for this reason.
• Indians were to receive education in both their mother tongue and English.
• In 1854, Lord Dalhousie was the Governor-General of India, and Sir Charles Wood was the President of the company's Board of Control.
• J. Richter in his book "A History of Missions in India", referred to the Education Despatch of 1854 as the "Magna Carta of Indian education."

Thus, J. Richter described the Education Despatch of 1854 as the "Magna Carta of Indian Education" in his work, "A History of Missions in India". 

Additional Information

• The universities of Madras, Calcutta and Bombay were set up in 1857.
• Punjab University was founded in 1882, and Allahabad University in 1887.