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Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Published in 1830. Sir Charles Wilkins is notable as the first translator of Bhagavad Gita into English.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first complete translation of an Indian work into English was the Bhagavad Gita by Charles Wilkins. The year was 1784 and the publisher was the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Thus, the British administrators translated Indian books into English but side by side they brought English language education into India.