Abstract:
Time was, when Sun never set on British Empire. But old order changes, yielding place to new. British no longer rule the world. Nevertheless the English language, which is the most enduring legacy of British rule in India, continues to play an important role in India. English. For over a century and half Indian intellectuals have been studying English and now it is entered into the fabric of Indian culture. The Radhakrishan University Commission (1948) emphasized "English is a language which is rich in literature humanistic, scientific and technical and if under sentimental urges we should give up English, we would cut off ourselves from the living stream of ever-growing knowledge". English is no longer regarded as a foreign language. The increasing use of English for creative expression and the adaptation of the language by writers like Mulkraj Anand,
Bhabani Bhattacharya, Raja Rao etc. in their novels have given rise to notion referred as "Indian English". English links us and places us in the traditions of European thought and European culture. It is through English we have shared the wisdom of the West and West has shared our intellectual and spiritual heritage. We enjoyed 1.S. Mill, Burke, Lincoln, Carlyle and Ruskin. Through this our prodigies like Ramanujan, J .C. Bose and Baba got world recognition.
