RT Article
T1 Whom to Cater to?: The Challenges and Choices of Jesuit Education in Ranchi, 1947–1960s
JF Social sciences and missions
VO 37
IS 1/2
SP 125
OP 150
A1 Goddeeris, Idesbald 1972-
A1 Athreya, Aditi
A2 Athreya, Aditi
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1891262017
AB After 1947, the Jesuit province of Ranchi faced several challenges: the context of a newly independent country, increasing modernization and industrialization, and growing societal diversity resulting from immigration and urbanization. The Jesuits not only needed to upgrade their primary education, but also had to meet a rising demand for more middle and high schools. They had to make choices: Should they keep uplifting marginalized communities? Or should they cater to the middle class and elite? This article, predominantly based on internal documents of the Society of Jesus in Ranchi, demonstrates that the Jesuits did not make clear decisions and invested their energy in various types of schools and students. As a result, problems and internal discussions persisted.
K1 Inde
K1 Missionnaires
K1 Jésuites
K1 India
K1 Postcolonial
K1 Education
K1 Missionaries
K1 Jesuits
DO 10.1163/18748945-bja10097