• Aneesa Bashir

  Author

English Language, the primary lingua franca of the world, has today established itself
as the only bridging language across cultures, regions, nations, and continents. It has succeeded
in earning a lasting place on the academic map of the country for it is the language of
excellence, education, research, IT, business, Science and what not. Almost all our activities
revolve now around it. It symbolizes better education, brighter future, better culture and higher
intellect. It is truly the most preferred language which leads one to gain greater employability,
higher paying jobs, strong mobility and a great deal of success at all stages of life. Now in India,
English enjoys the status of a second language. Over the years, English has been taught in our
educational institutions and it has been made a compulsory subject in the syllabus of all Indian
schools including J & K.
This paper will make an attempt to show the history and growth of English language and how it
reached to the state of Jammu and Kashmir and evolved here through ages as the most important
language of education, administration and research. It will also show how it has emerged now
as the most significant language for one and all in India. It would further make necessary
investigations into the problems of language reaching to the higher educational level of the
State.