First language is the language a child acquires from his/her birth through the interaction with his/her family, surroundings and culture. But a second language is a language that is learned in addition to our mother tongue, or first language. It has different culture, structure, style etc. Normally one gets start to learn second language in his schools. It is not easy to learn like the first language, it needs additional training and practice and also it has so many obstacles to overcome. Most of the Indian schools are facing difficulty to inculcate the skill of second language among students. The ambiguous educational policies, the bias attitude towards English, the behavior of parents and teachers, the adverse policies of the Government, the unavailability of modern teaching technology to the public sector, the shortage of language teachers especially in the remote area, the flawed syllabi and examination system, the lack of teaching training and the deprived position of teachers are the major factors that are arising obstacles in learning English. Second language learning can be better influenced by the involvement of a qualified teacher. The article focuses on the obstacles of learning L2 in Indian context and remedies to overcome the language learning barriers and also explores the perspectives of future language classroom.