आजतक हम महापुरुणे को साक्षात ब्रहम अवतार कवि, अचार्य और राजास्वरूप में सुनते और मानते There are very few public schools for indigenous instruction of girls. I know one or two of the kind. There is a large school of this class at Benaras supported by His Highness the Maharaja of Vizianagram, attended by about 500 girls under the supervision of European ladies. But it must be remembered that almost all the girls are paid for attendance and the majority of them come from the low classes. There is little inclination on the part of the natives of this country to send their girls to public schools, they are generally opposed to such a scheme. But we have something like "home" education. Respectable people do not wish to send their girls of whatever age they be, to a public school, whether under the management of Government or private individuals; and therefore they generally employ a tutor of their own to educate their girls. The home education is often of a religious character and has little to do with western enlightenment. Religious books containing lessons on principles of morality and household duty are generally read. The Muhammadans teach the Koran to their girls. European ladies of the civil, military, or Education Departments have shown little interest in female education. Should these ladies do so, the cause of female education in India might prosper and good results might be achieved. The mission ladies have evinced some interest, but their visits to the zanana have been seldom reckoned as beneficial. They are naturally inclined to inculcate religious principles and free thoughts which instead of creating in the minds of native women a desire for education, generally make them averse to it. They are led to consider that the sole aim of such ladies is to convert them, and therefore they scrupulously avoid mixing with the supposed enemies of their religions. लेखक और नागरी-लेखक लेखक की महत्ता पर प्रकाश अलने बाला भारतेन्दु का यह विचार प्रधान निबन्ध जिसका पुर्नमुद्रण नागरी प्रचारिणी सभा के पण्डित फेवार नाथ पाठक मारा किया गया। -सं० प्रत्येक जाति को अपने लेसने ही के गौरव और उच्चाशव द्वारा सर्वोच्च यश की प्राप्ति हुई (या होती) Every nation arrived their highest reputation from the splendour and dignity of their writers. Dr. Johnson भारतेन्दु समग्न २०६०
