Macaulay,
Thomas Babington A renowned English scholar, essayist,
historian
and politician, he came to India in 1834 as the first law member of
the
Governor-General’s Executive Council. He drafted the Penal Code which
later
became the basis of the Indian Criminal Code and maintained the
equality of
Europeans and Indians before the law. He was also responsible for
inaugurating
the system of liberal education on western lines through the
medium of
English.
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