We are like this only : Seven Indian isms every writer should avoid

Indian English is the group of English dialects spoken primarily in the Indian Sub Continent .

The number of people speaking fluent english comes down to a bare minimum whereas most of the English that Indians speak is regionally inherited .

India is a country where people speak 780 languages , 220 lost in the last 50 years .

But during the British colonial rule , English was thrust into the Indian blood and hence it was slowly and steadily accepted as the first language .

In a country where, 'variety is the spice of Life' and where culture and Traditions are so deeply encrusted  ,making English come to the forefront is really a big task to achieve.

Though the British inculcated English in us , but it didn't evolve into its full form.

There came the birth of Indian ism , which in other words can be referred to as the direct translation of Indian Language to English.

Though it was regional by birth but it managed to capture a place in the 
International books thus making it one of the recognized dialects of English .

These are so thoroughly entrenched in our language both written and oral that we have accepted them as part of our normal vocabulary.

Here i Share some of the popular twists to the language which are hard to miss and do cause errors when we use them at a professional level.

1) Your Good name please :It is the direct translation of the Hindi form " Aap ka shubh Naam kya hai " , Shubh meaning "good" . This sentence is used in a way as if there is also some evil before our name as well .

2) Okay : The translation for the hindi line: Theek hai " . This line is used after every sentence as if we need to ensure that the person we are speaking with understands everything we are telling them without any miss.

3) Challan : "Receipt" : Receipt for Goods, Medical Receipt. This word is used without any hesitance whatsoever even at professional levels .

4) Only : "I am here only " , "The Table is there only " . This sentence is used in a way as if we dont wanna make a sentence feel lonely. 

5) The backside Entrance: meaning the rear side of a building . Here  backside is used in a way as if the building has buttocks as well .

6) Xerox: The Indian Synonym for " Photocopy " . Since the xerox machine is used to get a duplicate of some content we are bound to use "xerox" in place of "photocopy" .

7) Cent Percent: Meaning 100 % . She received cent percent marks in the Exam .

The list is endless and there are many other words that are the proud inventions by Indians and even the famous Oxford Dictionary, doesn't fail to recognize them .

Indian-ism is fun but if you are a professional writer , it can make you look foolish when you project your work in front of an international audience.

The Nocturnal Animal

Getting a B Tech degree has always been a passion for most Indian teenagers.

I was no less.

I remember having the ambition of becoming a computer engineer while I was a child,

even though I never knew the minimals of "How to use a computer".

Though I had completed my matriculation but usage of computers was always a distant dream for me until the end of 11th standard.

That's when my sister enrolled for her MBA and I got the opportunity to get hands on experience of using a Laptop.

My happiness knew no bounds and the laptop came as a boon for me.

I started experimenting on the basic applications of a computer.

I dint fear messing up the C drive that time because I knew it could always be Reimaged.

The toolbar ,taskbar, Right click, left click and the browser became my weapons to explore the jungle of computers.

Viruses, spam emails and other third party applications were always welcome to my PC.

My exploration knew no bounds and in matter of few months I was up and running with computer technology.

There came a twist in my life where owing to my low rank I couldn't get computer science in one of the good colleges of my hometown.

That was a point where I had to give up computer science.

The ongoing recession also barred me from taking up a career with the computers.

In the advice of a bosom friend and with little extra determination I took up " Electrical Technology .

I was advised that it would be the toughest branches to tackle but I was all the more determined taking up a career with electrical and electronics.

After a lazy and sick beginning ,my graduation came to a smooth end.

All papers were cleared and I was one of the happy guys who din't have a backlog after my graduations.

During the campus placements I got absorbed as a Technical Support Engineer.

The company was great and even though I knew there would be night shifts involved but 

my will was stronger than any other obstacle.

Being marred by measles during my B Tech I was all the more conscious joining as a support engineer.

The first day of office was calm and cool.

The management was helpful ,I found great colleagues.

The first shocker of being a support Engineer came in the first day itself.

The training program of 2 months was scheduled from morning 5 am to 2 pm.

Getting up at 3 am in the morning was something which was never done by my grandfather as well.

But that is the rule of nature.

You gotta have twists and turns in life the make the most out of it.

Training was a complete new experience.

Getting to learn the titbits of computers and learning how to troubleshoot software and hardware glitches was a rich experience.

I was absorbed to the process of Shared Desk.

We had to handle 3 clients all together

The process training was pretty handy but the beginning was nervous.

Shaky hands , stammering while speaking, and improper documentation was the beginning if taking calls.

With great inputs from L2 expert team and with ample support from fellow mates,the process if "Henkel was greatly absorbed.

The torture of night shifts began once again as we became a month older in the process.

Reaching office at evening 6 was the beginning; coupled with having dinner at 4 am were the weird scenarios of a Services based company.

As days passed timings got changed big time.

Being at office all night had become a common experience.

Attending back to back call,emails and assigned tickets became the order if the day.

Multitasking was at its peak.

Well folks I still am a support engineer.

I am stuck in the web of irate customer s and facing weird issues over phone.

Though I am still not proud,even the experience had been rich.

But in due course the pain undergone as a BPO guy is always gonna reap unexpected benefits.

Thus is me.

The Nocturnal human.

:)