This article attempts to locate the ‘English-Speaking’ class in contemporary India. By unpacking different aspects of one such class in Mumbai, it sheds light on the ways in which students, teachers and those who run the class view the ‘English-Speaking’ course and the ability to speak ‘good English’.
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