English and Other International Languages (People’s Linguistic Survey of India, Volume 37) discusses the status of English and other foreign languages which continue to have a presence in India. While Section I discusses the complex progression of English in the Indian linguistic scene and its increasing acceptance among the people here, Section II describes the status and development of eight other international languages in use in India. The volume also observes how India’s engagement with foreign cultures has enriched the multilingual mosaic of the country.

Contents: Foreword. Introduction- Divide and Rue: The English Language in India/T. Vijay Kumar. Part I: English in India. 1. English in India: origins and early contact/Parimala Kulkarni. 2. English as the language of administration, knowledge, freedom and modernity/Sachidananda Mohanty. 3. English and the Indian languages debate/K. Narayana Chandran. 4. English writing in India/Shyamala A. Narayan. 5. English literature and Indian literature interface/K. Narayana Chandran. 6. English as a language of livelihood and as an aspirational language/V.B. Tharakeshwar. 7. English medium of instruction at as the school/A. Giridhar Rao. 8. English as alienating language vs. empowering language: student perceptions of English - a case study/Mala Pandurang. 9. English journalism, media and films/Nikhila H. 10. The gender of English in India/Rekha Pappu. 11. English as a first language in India/E. Annamalai. Part II: Other International Languages. 12. The Chinese Language in India/D. P. Pattanayak. 13. The French language in India/Edith Melo Furtado. 14. German in India/Amita Desai. 15. The Japanese language in India/P. A. George. 16. The Japanese language in India: a reflection/Tomo Kawane. 17. Korean in India/Kim Do-young. 18. The Portuguese language in India/Maria do Céu Barreto. 19. Russian in India/J. Prabhakar Rao and Sheetal Anand. 20. Spanish in India/Ranjeeva Ranjan. Appendices. Index.