After fourteen regional labs you might conclude that Indian English is fourteen different accents. It is not. Underneath the regional melodies there is a shared, educated, regionally neutral core accent, described in the research since the 1970s as General Indian English, and it is what you hear from most professionals in national companies, national media and international work. What you will learn: • What "General Indian English" means • The core consonants • The core vowels • The core rhythm and melody • The core vocabulary layer • The core decoding routine (use everywhere) • Practice: decode the sentence • Listening strategies • Self-check questions to test your ear Level: B1–B2. Self-study: listen, then take the quizzes. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.