If you've ever lost a passport you know how edgy you would be feeling. Imagine this gent strolls by from immigration or Homeland Security [ if your unlucky ] and starts  what could turn out to be a long night. Suddenly from out of the blue you get a maverick trouble shooter breezing in and asking" you Indian" and after much mumbling  and a few tries at accented mumbo-jumbo sounds... finally a solution emerges. You're asked ....to say the word Manager.....and lo and behold you're let free. You say it as man...Age...jjer with some hidden reference to the aging process. The same thing holds good for damage which is another 'age' defying Indian rope trick. The real solution could be to practice the words like edge/wedge/ledge and then make a progression of sounds that lead to man'edge'  The whole process is to try to keep things simple, sharp and crisp. I would like to say tighten the script during delivery. Sometimes working with a good language coach really helps to iron-out the mistakes that keep cropping into the system.There's an audio clip that makes things a lot easier and I hope that puts things in a better perspective. 

An Extract from Beejay's Accidental Musings

The thought of defining accent as the representative sounds of a  common language spoken by a group of people from the same geographical area is enticing. Pretty Complex no its Pretty simple. That's exactly how you're identified as an Indian or British or American. In fact the identification is done even at a distance of 6 feet on a crowded railway station where a group of people say from Bengal or Kerala for that matter, have assembled for a words-laughter and mayhem-session before departure whistles demand to let-go. Nine out of ten times the listener without knowing much of the language rightly guesses where they come from or hail from. So to get accent right it's better to go through a program from a reputed coach or an English Language Academy. The simple sounds the letters sing is one way to go. The Origin Position and Shape of the nose mouth, tongue etc could be great guides to move you along the right path. I suggest check out a weekend workshop or a free demo class and decide for yourself where you stand and whether the tutor/facilitator/coach can really help you to make it big as a communicator. That's one to mull on this weekend.
Coach Beejay