Are most Indians fluent in English?

Estimates range between anything from 12\% to around 30\% of the Indian population speaking English to some extent, the vast majority of them not very fluent though. However, the actual number of English speakers is still quite high in India.

Do Tamilians speak English?

In Tamil Nadu, though the number of Tamils who know Hindi increased by 50\% between 2001 and 2011, in terms of the entire population, still English the main second language in the state for the people.

Why do Indians speak English like that?

Mainly because they feel the government is imposing Hindi on people, so they prefer speaking English with people from other states. Some Indians still have these inferiority complex when it comes to speaking their mother tongue.

Why do South Indians speak English more than Hindi?

Probably because South Indians have no other common language to talk when they cross states – if they don’t know Hindi, the only other language that could help communicate is English. So we get a lot of practice. By the way – is it a fact that South Indians are more fluent in English?!

What makes it easy for Indians to be multi-lingual?

Let’s take a look at what makes it easy for Indians to be multi-lingual. While most countries in the world have one national language, India has a different language for each of its 29 states. Hindi is recognised as an official language and all Union Government Records are written in Hindi and English.

How has Bollywood influenced the englishisation of India?

Indians do not just sprinkle English words into everyday sentences. English words are remixed, refreshed and reinvented within a whole new context. One of the primary influences in this Englishisation of India is the mega film industry, Bollywood.

Why is there so many different types of English in India?

As India has so many native languages of its own, there are many different flavours and accents to the English that’s spoken in India. It all depends on which part of the country the speaker comes from. There are several words still in use in India that are phased out in the UK, as remnants of British colonisation in India.