Q742
Who was the first European to translate the Bhagavad Gita into English?
A.
Alexander Cunningham
B.
William Jones
C.
James Prinsep
D.
Charles Wilkins
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
In 1785, the Bhagavad Gita was first translated into English by Charles Wilkins and published as “Bhagvat-geeta or Dialogues of Kreeshna and Arjoon” by the British East India Company with an introduction by Lord Warren Hastings, the first British Governor-General of India.