Importance Of Indian English Essay

Just a few centuries ago, English was spoken by elite sections and rich people in India. Today there are more non-native speakers than native users of English all over the world. English is nowadays official language in over 60 countries. At the time Indian independence, English was the language which was for only administration. India, after becoming independent in 1947, was left with a colonial language, in this case English, as the language of government. Kachru (1986: 111) rightly says that “English functions in the Indian socio-cultural context to perform roles relevant and appropriate to the social, educational and administrative network of India.” Since it is international language, in the present days, there are many different types

They are commonly used by Indians who speak English as a second language. Non-Indians who do not know the words cannot understand the meanings intended by the users. They are, indeed, emerged from the local language schools and colleges. Some of the teachers and most of the learners are hardly using English in government institutions. When they come out side of the schools and colleges, all the English teachers and lecturers too communicate in their mother tongue so that they are encouraging the people to use Indian English or Hinglish or Tenglish. Indian English is not only spoken by Indian speaker, but also written in Indian literature. Great Indian writers such as Salman Rushdie and Amitav Ghosh used a number of Indian terms in their works. There are many reasons for why they use Indian words. May be, there are no exact words in English for some Indian words. They use translations of certain characteristic expressions and idioms. They impose the native speech rhythms on the English language spoken by the Indian characters in Indian

It is a Sanskrit, means venerable.

Homely girl: The term homely girl is used to refer to a girl who is traditional-looking, simple and humble. It is an opposed term of Western-costumed. Some of the feminists argue that male chauvinists brought this term to tell the world that wife should be submissive.

House wife: A married woman, whose main occupation is caring for her family, managing household affairs, and doing housework.

Jayaho: It is recently entered into the Oxford dictionary which means ‘win’. It is more popular and used in Oscar Award winning Indian movie ‘Slum Dog Millionaire’

Jungle means an area of dense vegetation and hostile environment. It actually derives from the Hindi word jangal meaning a forest.

Khaki: It was taken from Urdu and Persian language. It means dusty or dust colored dress.

Kumkum: It is also called as Kumkuma. It is a powder used for social and religious marking in India. It is an Indian term which means a red round mark worn as a decoration on the forehead by some Hindu women and girls.

Light tea/ light coffee: There is no proper meaning in British context. In India “light tea and light coffee” is not a strong