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Top Historian Decodes India’s Colonial Past | Manu Pillai Part 2

SparX by Mukesh Bansal

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Voluntary Adoption of English in Colonial India

In colonial India, the transition from Persian to English as the dominant language was a strategic choice made by the locals in the 1830s. English became a symbol of power and access to lucrative government positions. Indians recognized early on that English provided access to modern science, knowledge, and economic development. The adoption of English was not forced but willingly accepted by Indians who saw it as a valuable commodity brought by the British, leading to a complex dynamic in colonialism.

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