Having worked in UK for a reasonably long period of time, i have a fair measure of the differences between UK English and Indian English. As brought out wonderfully by this Wikipedia article, the divergent evolution of Indian English has enriched English with its unique grammar quirks and local language influences.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_English
Unfortunately, we Indians feel small when these so-called "mistakes" are pointed out by people, including few fellow Indians, who profess to speak "Standard English". On the contrary, we should be feeling proud for continuing the tradition of this language which has been enriched from cohabitations and liberal borrowings.
By the way, I personally have caused a laugh or two for using phrases such as "Solid lunch", "Gone for a Toss", "Kindly do the needful" :-) These three are mentioned in the article referenced above as usages unique to Indians.
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