Language Debate
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‘No such thing as Mumbai theatre’: Writer Shanta Gokhale on the language divide on the stage
‘The fact remains then, that Mumbai’s theatre and literature are not one, but four. I do not say this with regret. I am only stating a fact.’
Shanta Gokhale
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Can Rabindranath Tagore be called a nativist?
The Nobel Laureate preferred his mother tongue, Bengali, and was a reluctant poet in English. But he was by no means an aggressive nationalist.
R Raj Rao
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Hindi Day: The many, varying ideas of India’s ‘national’ language
Even supporters of Hindi lacked consensus about the idea of the language and the role it was to play as the ‘national’ language.
Prachi Gupta
Trending
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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Hindi is national language, witnesses from Bengal must use it in UP tribunal, says SC judge
India does not have a national language, according to the Constitution.
Scroll Staff
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Whether in Hindi or Hungarian, swear words have similar sound patterns
The idea that a particular sound can contribute to the offensiveness of an expletive regardless of the language challenges some basic principles of linguistics.
Ryan McKay, The Conversation & Shiri Lev-Ari, The Conversation
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Plea to make Hindi the official language of J&K and Ladakh dismissed
The High Court noted that it fell within powers of the executive to designate official languages.
Scroll Staff
Video
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Interview: Why medical courses in non-English languages will burden students and create barriers
With India’s linguistic diversity as well as the global dominance of English, teaching in medicine in Hindi or regional languages will serve little purpose.
Smitha Nair
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Amit Shah releases MBBS textbooks in Hindi, praises Modi for promoting the language globally
The home minister claimed that the prime minister turned the ‘brain drain’ theory into ‘brain gain’ by promoting education in Hindi and other languages.
Scroll Staff
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The gender-neutral word ‘Latinx’ is gaining ground in the US – but it isn’t really inclusive
A Mexican-born scholar explains why it isn’t a good replacement for ‘Latino’.
Melissa K Ochoa, The Conversation
The Reel
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Watch: In animated prequel, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva unite to defeat the warlord Raktadeva
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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BJP should not attempt to ‘turn India into Hindia’, says MK Stalin
He made the statement in response to a speech by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Hindi Day.
Scroll Staff
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The ‘rashtrapatni’ row should make us rethink the everyday bias against women in our languages
It is important for our languages to evolve to be inclusive and encourage equality.
Rohan Banerjee
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‘Rashtrapatni’ row is a reminder of the sexist roots of language – and a suggestion by Bal Thackeray
The debate reiterates how the words we use perpetuate biases and skewed power relations.
Bijayani Mishra & Harsh Vardhan
The Field
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IPL 2024: Hyderabad deliver death-bowling masterclass to defeat Rajasthan in last-ball thriller
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma, Ajit Agarkar on team selection, KL Rahul’s omission and more
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India tour of Bangladesh: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana guide India to victory in third T20I
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Salima Tete to lead Indian women’s team for European leg
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian women lose to Japan, men to China in quarter-finals