This document discusses the sociocultural dimensions of English in India. It describes how English functions as a second language in India, allowing for creative manipulation and infusion of socio-cultural codes. Indian English has developed distinct idioms, metaphors, and uses of structure influenced by Indian culture. Many Indian concepts cannot be directly translated to English and retain their cultural meaning. The document examines how language and culture are interconnected, and how English in India reflects Indian socio-cultural reality in its borrowing of vocabulary and other linguistic aspects.