official language during the British rule

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hello friends;

kindly enlighten on what was the official language of India during the British rule?

If the British replaced persian with english as an official language then what were the hindus of Benares demanding in 1867 which led to Hindi-Urdu controversy....???!!

[javed_iqbal7863]

Originally Posted by out of place

hello friends;

kindly enlighten on what was the official language of India during the British rule?

If the British replaced Persian with English as an official language then what were the Hindus of Benares demanding in 1867 which led to Hindi-Urdu controversy....???!!

when the English overcome India the official language was Persian. the English ruler changed the official language from Persian to Urdu in Perso-Arabic script. they did not replaced Persian with English.
The Hindus of Benares were demanding Hindi with nagri scrip as an official language in 1867 which led to Hindi-Urdu controversy.

[out of place]

Thank u javed for this.

BUT!!!

Many sources suggest that the British replaced persian with English as an official language.....this cannot be completely untrue...there got to be some truth in it.....


kindly verify for us....

[javed_iqbal7863]

Originally Posted by out of place

Thank u javed for this.

BUT!!!

Many sources suggest that the British replaced persian with English as an official language.....this cannot be completely untrue...there got to be some truth in it.....


kindly verify for us....

Dear!
Please confirm it again. The British rulers never replaced Persian with English.
would you like to tell us the sources, which tell that the British rulers replaced Persian with English ?

[Maha Khan]

Originally Posted by javed_iqbal7863

when the English overcome India the official language was Persian. the English ruler changed the official language from Persian to Urdu in Perso-Arabic script. they did not replaced Persian with English.
The Hindus of Benares were demanding Hindi with nagri scrip as an official language in 1867 which led to Hindi-Urdu controversy.

Yes,official language was Persian,which was replaced by Urdu..thatswhy The British laid the foundation stone of Fort William college,..

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Thanks.......true, urdu replaced persian as an official language, not english.

sub-standard and mediocre books contain many such fabrications and factual inaccuracies...

cssforum is the place to be at for us "out of place" people....


thanks...

[Unique]

So, what happened then after the agitation made by Hindus at Benaras. Was Hindi made the official language or what else? How Government calmed down the protesters and what initiatives were taken to address the controversy?

[javed_iqbal7863]

Originally Posted by Unique

So, what happened then after the agitation made by Hindus at Benaras. Was Hindi made the official language or what else? How Government calmed down the protesters and what initiatives were taken to address the controversy?

Due to the agitation spread by Hindus for making Hindi an official language.
government of India, in 1900, declared Hindi as second official language.These two languages, Urdu and Hindi, remained official languages till independence.

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The debate is not over yet..

I come across this fact repeatedly and from number of sources, superior sources too, that in 1835 the British replaced Persian with English as an official language.

Perhaps, it means that in 1835 persian was replaced with English as a medium of education. Lord william Bentinck was the governor-general then and the role of macaulay was important in this regard.