[kesava]

I am an Indian, and I share this feeling. We have some very good writers and lots of mediocre ones, not to comment about this particular post, which i have not read. Anyway, Indian schooling does not focus on writing as a skill, as much as they do on math and science.

[npinterview]

Being proficient in English was seen as being among the elite in the colonial era.

This results in a premium being placed on complicated and convoluted phrases. Like in legal documents. This seems to be prevalent in the former British colonies in Africa too.

[nuancebydefault]

Thanks for this insight!

[nuancebydefault]

This actually makes sense, grammatically/mathematically correct does not necessarily mean readable. If Indian schooling does not have it in focus, the result is as expected.