Society and culture of english-speaking countries
Hindi, it is based on Sanskrit.
2. Which company played a significant role in British colonization of India?
The EIC - The east indian Company
3. What was meant by the Orientalist-Anglicist controversy?
The East Indian Company required its officers to have extensive knowledge of Asian languages,
laws and customs. In the early 19th century, a discussion developed over what kind of education
to disseminate in India. Anglicicsts preferred Western learning and the use of English. Orientalists
preferred Hindu and Oriental learning, as well as the use of classical languages (e.g. Arabic,
Persian and Sanskrit).
When did India become independent of Britain? Into which countries was the former British
colony divided?The Indian Independence Act 1947 partitioned India into independent India and
East and West Pakistan
4. What is meant by the term ‘subcontinent’?
5. Why are both Hindi and English used as the official languages of India?
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