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122:... John Sargent was the Educational Advisor to the Government of India. John Sargent was deputed to draw up a memorandum for the development of Indian education in the post-war reconstruction period. He submitted his memorandum before the Central Advisory Board of Education in 1944. The board accepted it in to and recommended its enforcement ...
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143:... named after Sir John Sargent, who was the educational Advisor to the Government of India ... envisaged the introduction of universal free and compulsory education for the children between the ages of 6 to 14 years...
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