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Sownak Roy
Sownak Roy, Indian
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So you mean to say that there is a correct accent in which English should be spoken?
Which is the correct accent then?
Is it the British accent?
Is it the Cornish accent or the West country accent? Or may be you mean the Scouse accent?
Is it the Cockney accent or the Estuary English?
The above are a few examples of accents in England, I haven't even started on the Scottish, Welsh, American and Australian accents.
Indians speak in a strong accent because their mother tongue is not English, and yes, Indian languages are very different and some are even older than English, so it is natural to have a strong accent.
Everyone whose mother tongue is not English have an accent. Italians do, Germans do, French do, not just Indians.

So, just get over the fact that Indians have a strong accent, and accept that it is because they know another language (maybe more) and not just English.

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