ABSTRACT
The technical communication industry in India is growing at a fast pace. For
example, when the Society for Technical Communication India Chapter
(www.stc.org) was formed in 1999, it had a mere 15 members. Today, chapter
membership totals more than 100 (Home, STC India, 2010). Moreover, the
chapter’s 2006 annual conference (held in Bangalore) attracted more than 500
participants from all over the country (Home, 8th STC India Annual Conference,
2006). These numbers indicate the growing demand for both technical com-
municators and related technical communication courses in India. This chapter
provides readers with an overview of both technical communication practices
and education in India in order to provide non-Indian practitioners with
background knowledge that can help them work more effectively with Indian
colleagues. It also provides technical communication educators with a foun-
dation for teaching students about Indian technical communication practices,
so those students can more effectively participate in a global workforce.
However, before we look at this profession and its growth in India, let’s quickly
look at what triggered it.
