A FRIEND recently asked me what gives Indian English its unique sound. With 22 constitutionally recognised languages in India, and hundreds more spoken, how is it that many Indians’ English accents ...

Listen out for two important contrasts in pronunciation. The first is between retroflex consonants (pronounced with the tongue touching the roof of the mouth, giving a hard sound of the kind ...

Example - " Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants" ...