What is Indian English?
'''Indian English''' or '''South Asian English''' is several dialects or varieties of [[English language|English]]. It is spoken mainly in [[India]], and by first-generation members of the Indian [[diaspora]].<ref>Kachru, Braj B. 1983. ''The Indianisation of English: the English language in India''. Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0-19-561353-8}}</ref> The dialect evolved during and after the [[British Raj|British colonial rule of India]].<ref>Whitworth, George Clifford 1885. ''An Anglo-Indian dictionary: a glossary of Indian terms used in English, and of such English or other non-Indian terms as have obtained special meanings in India''. London: K. Paul, Trench.</ref> English is the co-official language of India, with about 90 million speakers, but with fewer than quarter of a million calling it a first language.{{fact|date=May 2019}} In 19th century India, Britain first faced the need to teach English to a body of people who were important to Britain. There were a number of schools which taught and used English in India. They were mostly run by [[missionaries]]. Many taught European and Eurasian children and [[orphan]]s. The products of these schools provided the first generation of teachers.{{fact|date=May 2019}} == References == {{reflist}}{{-}} {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Dialects of English]] [[Category:Languages of India]] [[Category:Languages of Bangladesh]]