Editing Anglicisation (section)

==== India ====
[[File:Street cricket.jpg|thumb|223x223px|Cricket is the [[Cricket in South Asia|most popular sport]] in South Asia. The local spirit of [[Jugaad|innovating under duress]] has led to [[Backyard cricket|gully (street) cricket]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-09 |title=In decoding the language of cricket, a look into the game's culture, gendered outlook and current lingual challenges |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/in-decoding-the-language-of-cricket-a-look-into-the-games-culture-gendered-outlook-and-current-lingual-challenges-8648221.html |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref>]]
Two centuries of [[British India|imperial British influence]] saw India become the subject of intense discussions around the merit of [[Westernisation]] and modernisation on an ancient, unchanging culture. In the decades after India's 1947 [[Independence of India|independence]], Anglicisation actually became more apparent in some respects: more people had learned English, which now was more significant in its capacity as a world language, and cricket was greatly popularised. Universal adult suffrage and higher levels of college attendance were also achieved.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chandavarkar |first=Rajnarayan |date=1990-03-08 |title=India for the English |url=https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v12/n05/rajnarayan-chandavarkar/india-for-the-english |access-date=2024-12-24 |work=London Review of Books |language=en |volume=12 |issue=05 |issn=0260-9592}}</ref>