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“Translation seen as conversation – because conversation presupposes equality between speakers – is clearly the language of languages, the language that all languages ​​should speak.” - Ngugi Wa Thiong-o (Director, International Center for Writing and Translation, University of California) Introduction India is remarkable and unique for its unity in diversity. No other country in the world embraces the extraordinary mix of ethnic groups, the profusion of mutually incomprehensible languages, the diversity of religions and cultural practices like India. This diversity is also reflected in the Indian education system. On one hand, we have students from top institutes in the country like IITs, IIMs and ISB.etc and on the other hand, we have students who are on the fringes. The mode of instruction in higher education is English. English has become the lingua franca of international business, technology, aviation, diplomacy, information technology, banking, engineering and tourism. That's why every year in the education sector we find more and more courses being offered in English. Therefore it has become one of the most important and effective languages ​​with communicative and educational value. Speaking effectively, articulating yourself and expressing yourself clearly and frankly in English are considered vital skills in today's global scenario. David Crystal in one of his lectures said: “there are more people who speak English in India than probably in the rest of the English-speaking world put together………………the consensus was that perhaps a third of the population speaks some sort of English. The figure must be between three hundred and four hundred million, or more than the combined populations of Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, the United States, Canada and South Africa. the largest fields of study