Sir Charles Wilkins, a prominent Orientalist, one of the British Triumvirate with William Jones and James Prinsep, was a pioneer in the study of Sanskrit and his first ever translation of Bhagavad Gita into English opened up new vistas in translation into several European Languages.Īll the three had come to India during the East India Company’s rule which the Victorian government superseded after 1857 Revolt. Once these texts appeared in English, translations into other European languages like French and German became possible. Notwithstanding their unprecedented economic exploitation in India, the British, at least during the early part of their rule, to an extent were responsible for researching into our ancient texts and translating them into English.
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