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Who among the following first translated...

Who among the following first translated the 'Bhagavad Gita' into English?

A

George Yule

B

Vincent Arthur Smith

C

Charles Wilkins

D

Non of these

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In 1785, Sir Charles Wilkins translated the Bhagaved gita in the english.
It is done on the special interest shown by Warren Hasting, the Governor General of India.
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