Persian language in the Indian subcontinent

Before the British found India, Persian language was the country's second official language. It was also thought of as the cultural and scientific language. However, after the British found India in 1832, they replaced it with English. 

 Persian inscript 
There are many stone carved or plastered Persian inscript in India and thousands of hand written books.

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References
http://www.iranchamber.com/literature/articles/persian_parsi_language_history.php
http://www.soas.ac.uk/southasia/research/nilc/indopersian/ 

 Related pages 
Persian language
Persian Inscriptions on Indian Monuments
Category:Languages of India
Category:Persian language