Indigenous Education in Jammu and Kashmir Under the Dogra Rulers 1846-1885

The present paper attempts to assess the development of education in Jammu and Kashmir under the Dogras rulers from 1846-1885. The system of education in Jammu and Kashmir was informal and indigenous. Education was given by the Pandits and Moulvies to boys in Pathshalas and Madrassas. The first Dogra Maharaja Gulab Singh was too busy in consolidating his dominions to pay much attention to the education status of his subject. Although Maharaja Ranbir Singh, his successor, was first to take an active interest in education and made some attempts at founding a few states supported institutions, the indigenous education was imparted to the students in these institutions.