Millions of Indians learned English many years ago, while the nation was under the British rule. Now even more are rush to do so. But the motivation is different. It has nothing to do with the colonization, but everything to do with the globalization. According to the report by the Voice of America:
“India’s English-speaking population has helped fuel its growing economy. However, only a fraction of the country’s billion-plus people are fluent in the language. Now, amid an economic boom, tens of thousands of people are trying to learn English, in the hope of climbing the economic as well as social ladder.”
For the details, you can read and listen to the report at this VOA page.
