Words like 'citizen journalism', 'e-learning', 'hate crime', 'learning disability', 'newsworthy', 'road rage', and many more have been taken from current usage of English.The English base of the dictionary, taken from the Oxford Student's Dictionary (3rd Edition) has been adapted for Indian readers.To make the dictionary more user-friendly detailed definitions and one-word equivalents in Malayalam have been included for words that needed to be explained further for example, 'brain drain', 'electrocardiogram', 'metal detector' and 'microsurgery'.Words like 'call centre', 'camera', 'dashboard', 'e-book', 'email' and 'malware' which do not have equivalent Malayalam words have been explained by detailed definitions.Many words such as 'computer', 'multiplex', 'smartphone' and 'software' have been written out in Malayalam to show that such words have now been included in the language.The Malayalam translation is simple and reflects the current usage of the language.A pronunciation guide using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is given for help in pronunciation.A list of suffixes and prefixes translated in Malayalam and a list of verbs with irregular forms have been added to the appendix for advanced learners of English.