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Why are Indians so good at English Quora?
Indians are culturally very diverse, and that includes the languages too. By some accounts, as many as 780 languages are spoken here. English is the only language which is spoken by a significant number of people in every Indian State, which makes it the only language which unites all of India.
Are Indian people good at English?
Originally Answered: Do the people of India speak English fluently? Yes, most people who are well educated or received education in English medium schools, speak fluently in English. So much so that the Government wants to make Hindi the national language but most south Indian states prefer English over Hindi.
Why has English become so popular in India?
the main reason is because the British ruled India for so long. English was spread around the world ultimately because of the British Empire. The world’s lingua franca could have just as easily been Latin – had the Roman Empire not fallen, or perhaps even Spanish, if English hadn’t been around.
Why is English so popular in India?
English was seen as the path to success as it opened up jobs in the government, even if only clerical jobs. Thanks to the incentives, and deliberate policies of the British rulers (Maculay), English soon caught on and remains to this a very popular language in India.
Why do we need a common language in India?
In fact, English was the language which enabled our forefathers to converse with each other, inculcate the spirit of nationalism, thus stitching India as one nation, during our struggle to get freedom from the British rule. Without a common language in India it’s virtuall…(more)Loading…. It’s the lingua franca here.
Can a majority of Indians speak good English?
Fwiw, a vast chunk of India can’t speak good English. We are just better than rest of the developing world. Just as the Spaniards left their language in Latin America, Brits left their language in India.
Why is English the lingua franca of India?
India was a British colony for nearly two hundred years. It was then a conglomeration of small principalities, with diverse cultural, social and lingual background. Since the British were the power heads, English became the lingua franca. Therefore, since it is not a native language, it is a second language for us.