Apart from common Hindi words such as natak and chawal , other Indian words making theirpresence felt in the dictionary are bhadralok (Bengali for gentleman), tappa (Punjabi folksong), and Iyengar (a type of hathayoga ).
"The aim is to cover the English language based on the entire English-speaking world," saysco-editor of the new dictionary Angus Stevenson, whose favourites among the Indian additions are roko(referring to protests) and history-sheeter (a person with a criminal record.