Prior to British rule, Persian was the language of administration during the Mughal Empire, and the British East India Company initially continued its use. Lord William Bentinck, the Governor-General of India, with the strong advocacy of Thomas Babington Macaulay (Macaulay's Minute), took the decision to promote English education and make English the official language.
Which language was replaced by English as the official language for the government of India in 1835 ?
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2015 · Topic: Development of Education in Modern India (Macaulay's Minute (1835) and the Official Policy of English Education)
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