ABSTRACT
The act of forging a language to approach people of different regions entailed that new ideas had to be constructed and a larger community of thinking readers had to be created. The debate concerning the choice of language in North India at the turn of the twentieth century centred on simplicity and lucidity of expression that wasn't possible with conventional forms of Hindi or Urdu. Ever since the famous Indian Revolt of 1857, language had been a major issue with the large populace in India. The point to consider in the post-1857 scenario was the issue of education being imparted through English language. Also, the reference to 'India's industrially backward economy' is a significant fact guiding considerations of language as a means to impart education that may prove useful for uplifting economy. Understandably, language brought into being a process in which creative articulation met demands of communication at a crucial moment in India's political history.
