Indian English and ‘Vernacular’ India examines the uneasy relationship of English with Indian languages by tracing its lineage in India and reassessing its character in the age of globalization. Rather than arguing for the precedence of Indian languages,

Table of Contents:
Foreword Part I: Essays 1. A Minute Stretching into Centuries: Macaulay, English, and India G. J. V. Prasad 2. English Bhasha: A Commentary Through Three Indian Narratives K. Narayana Chandran 3. ‘What Is English Doing in India?’ A Historical Perspective