English Language in India: A Post-colonial quest A

Abstract

English language is widespread in India as it was the dominant language of governance during the Precolonial and colonial rule of British. The education policies, the writers of English, English newspapers can be extensively seen all through the colonial and the Postcolonial era. The emergence of Indian English can be analyzed through the detailed study of History of English Language in India. This paper speaks about the history of English language during the precolonial, colonial and Postcolonial period. There are many support and opposition during these years. The scope of the research is to find the background history in the growth of English language in India. A special attempt is also made by tracing the history of English Newspaper and the reflection of English language from it.