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INDIAN HISTORY
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Who first translated Bhagvad Gita to English
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William Jones
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Charles Wilkins
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Alexander Cunningham
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John Marshall
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Published in 1830. Sir Charles Wilkins is notable as the first translator of Bhagavad Gita into English.
Detailed explanation-2: -Charles Wilkins, the first translator of the Bhagavad Gita into English opened up Indian culture to the western world.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sir Charles Wilkins is known and remembered for the translation of ‘Bhagavad Gita’ to English. It was first translated into English in the year 1785, by Charles Wilkins, on the orders of the Court of Directors of the East India Company.
Detailed explanation-4: -Bhagavad-Gita: Original 1905 Translation by Annie Besant and Bhagavan Das.
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