His English Is British English, American English, But Mine Is Indian English Poem by Bijay Kant Dubey

His English is British English, American English,
But mine is Indian English,
His is King's Standard, Queen's Standard,
Impeccable English,
But mine is a halting speech,
An Indian rustic learning to speak in English
After being appointed as a professor of English.

My English is mine, only mine, Indian English,
Indian speech and accent,
Stressing like an Indian language,
I an Indian,
But his English American Standard
And he speaking English like an American.

Lo, he turned into an American,
of Massachusetts, Iowa,
New Jersey, Virginia,
After emulating them
And what to talk of myself,
I remained an Indian,
Villagerly and countrified!