| Front | How did Britain consolidate the status of English in South Asia? |
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| Back | In 1835, English leaders tried to create a South Asian English-speaking subculture to act as 'interpreters' between the British and the governed. In 1857, the opening of universities in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras made English the language of both administration and now education. |
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