This document provides an overview of Salman Rushdie's essay "Hobson Jobson". It summarizes that the essay discusses the historical dictionary "Hobson-Jobson" written in 1886 which compiled Anglo-Indian words that entered usage during British rule in India. It explains how the title "Hobson-Jobson" originated from the distortion of an Islamic prayer. The document also provides examples from Rushdie's essay of the mixture of Indian and English words and discusses Rushdie's views on the richness of the Anglo-Indian language and the intimate connection between the languages that allowed this linguistic blending.