S2E39: Indian English in the 1950s

Foreign observers noticed some unique features of Indian English during the 1950s. India had recently become independent.
There was a great deal of resistance to the persistence of English. At the same time, the national language debate had been raging furiously.
Foreign observers made some insightful remarks about the prospects of English and regional languages in India at the time.
In view of the current controversy about the national language question, the latest episode of HistoryChatter recalls some of those prescient observations.

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