Hello.
I'm writing a thesis on how the British Raj affected language use in India post-indepence. So, my question is if someone can point me in the direction of some good sources about linguistic imperialism in India and/or the language policies that the British Raj enforced in India.
Please note that English is not my first language, so I apologise if this is worded oddly. If you need me to be more specific, please ask and I will do my best!
Edit: Specified time period.
Two works to consider: Sudipta Kaviraj’s article “the Imaginary Institution of India” (which talks about how Indian identity was made in large part by Indian employed British clerks, but is less focused on language). He has a book by the same name, but it’s a collection of articles named after this article.
Second, David Laitin’s article “Language policy and political strategy in India”, which is mainly about language policy in post-Independence India.
Neither are exactly what you want (one focuses on language policy but not the British, the other focuses on the British but not language policy). However, think both could be good starting points.
Oh, and by chance, I came across Tariq Rahman’s Language and Politics in Pakistan. Chapter three is all about British colonial linguistic policy. “The national language and the ex-colonial language as rivals: the case of India” by Dua might also be useful.