Indian English is a Prakrit, not a creole, says linguist Peggy Mohan Updated: Updated: Her new book speaks of how Indian languages evolved via generations of migratory patterns Share Article AAA Peggy Mohan has a Ph.D in linguistics from the University of Michigan. She has taught at JNU, Jamia Millia Islamia, and Howard University in Washington D.C. | Photo Credit: Illustration: R. Rajesh Her new book speaks of how Indian languages evolved via generations of migratory patterns Migration has shaped the arc of Indian history in myriad ways, from the day the Vedic Aryans first alighted from their chariots to the arrival of Namboothiri Brahmins in Kerala to the Persianised Turkic conquerors of the Middle Ages. For linguist Peggy Mohan, all this finds a strong echo in the evolution of the subcontinent’s languages. In her new book, Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India Through Its Languages