“Madam, neenga eana language pesureenga?” (Translation: “Madam, what language are you speaking?”)—an Ola (the popular, app-based cab fleet service) driver asked me about 5 days ago, after I got off a business call on my phone. I laughed and said “umm English”. He continued, in Tamil, out of confusion: Driver: “But it’s like…different sounding! Where […]
