English Vinglish: Shashi

English Dept: This is highlighted in a recent Bolly-wood production called English Vinglish. The main character, Shashi, a simple homemaker living in India, is married to a fluent, urbane and witty, English-speaking man, according to Vancouver Sun. Shashi also feels dismissed by her husband and that further diminishes her own confidence as a person and the latest Census Canada results confirm the rise of foreign languages in Metro Vancouver and Canada, but even though North America is becoming increasingly multilingual there is no denying the power and influence which English still holds throughout the world. There is no doubt that English is the language which is going to enhance your confidence and participation in community life here, but interestingly it is also seen as a means to successful integration to urban social life in many other parts of the world. Her children are studying in English medium schools and are fluent in English themselves. Her inability to speak English downgrades her status within her own family where the daughter doesn't want her to attend parent-teacher meetings and is embarrassed to introduce her to her friend's modern parents. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.