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The World; In India, a New Heyday for English (the Language)
By AMY WALDMAN
December 14, 2003

British Lingua helps stoke Indian strivers' aspirations
Mr. Jha's classes are full of young Hindi men who want to get an MBA or enter the army or police force, young Muslim women in black hijab aiming for the civil service, housewives who want to follow new English programs on television and gain the status that speaking English bestows.
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Education
The British Lingua English language coaching school founded at Patna, Bihar, by Brahmin entrepreneur Birbal Jha, 21, helps Hindi men who want to enter the army or police force, Muslim women who want civil service jobs, housewives who want to understand English-language television programs, and other Indians who simply want to improve their social status.