Hello, friends!

Have you ever wondered why English is such a popular language?

Why are you expected to know English if you want to move ahead in your career?

Not only in India,

in most of the countries in the world,

you are expected to be able to speak in English in addition to your mother tongue.

What is so special about English?

That it became the most powerful language in the world.

Why is it the Global Language?

And which was the most powerful language in the world before English?

In today's educational video, come, let's try to find out.

"Like most languages,

English has evolved through generations of speakers."

"The English language is a big, beautiful mess.

Few languages are as diverse and unexpected in their history.

Let's begin."

Looking back at history, the answer begins with the British Empire.

The largest Empire in the world.

"For 200 years, Britain was the most powerful nation in the world.

From Canada to India,

from Australia to Nigeria,

from the Caribbean to South Africa,

The British Empire once ruled over a third of the people on Earth."

The year was 1922

when this Empire was at its peak.

It was occupying a large chunk of the world, larger than ever before.

Look at this map, of all the land on Earth,

25% of the area was under the control of the British Empire at this time.

If you start at one corner

New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore,

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan,

the UAE, many African countries,

then comes the UK and till Canada.

All of these were under British Empire's control.

There was a saying that 'The Sun never sets over the British Empire.'

And you can see why this was true.

By the time Australia had sunset,

it would've been morning in India.

And by the time India had the sunset,