The document summarizes the historical development of English in India. It divides this development into two periods: pre-independence and post-independence. During pre-independence, major events included the Charter Act of 1813, the East-West Controversy, Macaulay's Minute which proposed English education, and his Downward Filtration Theory. Post-independence, English was given the status of Associate Official Language through an act in 1965, and the Three Language Formula was established designating Hindi, English, and regional languages.