Shaikh Itisamuddin and Mirza Abu Talib visited Europe and tried to change the image Europeans had of Indian society. When did such visits take place?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → After 1750
Option (1) Soon after 1500 — Incorrect. About 1500 is when the Portuguese arrived in India and began writing accounts of Indian customs. Indian visits to Europe came much later.
Option (2) Soon after 1600 — Incorrect. After 1600, growing numbers of Dutch, English and French travellers came to India. The movement then was from Europe to India.
Option (3) After 1750 — Correct. After 1750, Indians like Shaikh Itisamuddin and Mirza Abu Talib visited Europe. They met the image of India built by printed travel books and tried to influence it with their own version.
Option (4) Between 1670 and 1725 — Incorrect. These are the years when Bernier's account was reprinted eight times in French. Such printed books built the image that the later Indian visitors challenged.
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