The Role of Christian Missionaries in the Development of School Education

Abstract

The credit for the development of education in the tribal areas of Bihar and especially in Ranchi district goes to the missionaries. The early history of the educational movement in Ranchi district was started by Christian missionaries. The question of educating the people of this area attracted the British government because the government realized that the tribal people were oppressed by the landlords, moneylenders and non-tribals and they were in the hope of that someone would bring them out of their troubles "The exploitation and oppression of the tribals was at its peak before the arrival of Christian missionaries in Ranchi district." made an extraordinary contribution