Braj Kachru

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Braj Kachru (born around 1932) was born in Kashmir. He is prominent scholar of world Englishes and of Kashmiri. His work in the field of English linguistics is still regarded to be basic by most scholars. He invented the 'Circle-System of English' that divides the 'World Englishes' in the inner and the outer circle. The United Kingdom, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and partly South Africa belong to the inner circle that is 'norm-providing'. That means that English language norms are developed in these countries - English is the first language there. To the outer circle - which is 'norm-receiving' - belong countries like Nigeria, India, Bangladesh, Kenya, the Philippines or Tanzania.
Among his works are The Alchemy of English. (1986) and The Handbook of World Englishes. (2006)
He is the father of Shamit Kachru, a string theorist.

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