Language Log
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A short history of ‘India’ versus ‘Bharat’
The BJP wants to make the Hindi ‘Bharat’ the country’s only name.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Italy wants its businesses to stop using English. Will it succeed?
It’s estimated that 1.5 billion people globally speak English, so its dominance in international business is not going away anytime soon.
Natalie Victoria Wilmot, The Conversation
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Kannad, Keral, Karnatak: Why do Hindi speakers ‘mispronounce’ South Indian names?
India's North versus South culture wars take a phonological turn.
Shoaib Daniyal
Trending
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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How a unique Tamil dialect survived among a fishing community in Sri Lanka
Negombo Fishermen’s Tamil, which is spoken by around 50,000 people, has been influenced by Sinhala and sounds different from other dialects in the country.
Ajay Kamalakaran
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Meet the young Indians who are bringing an Adivasi language into the digital age
Ho was languishing on the sidelines of the internet – until a few youngsters took it upon themselves to tear down the digital divide.
Karishma Mehrotra
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From love songs to kurta ads, Urdu is popular with Indians. Why do Hindutva backers hate it so much?
How long will the nineteenth-century politics of Hindi versus Urdu continue?
Shoaib Daniyal
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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How the Mesopotamian word for ‘elephant’ indicates Dravidian language existed in Indus Civilisation
A new research paper shows that it was migration that took the Dravidian languages from the Indus basin to their modern location in South India.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Hindi might not be the national language – but it is growing rapidly across India
This would explain the recent anxieties around Hindi imposition.
Shoaib Daniyal
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An American teacher’s online Malayalam lessons have won her a following even in Kerala
EliKutty, or Eliza Keyton, has brought a fun perspective to learning a language.
Vandana Menon
The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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Why is India obsessed with English-medium education – when it goes against scientific consensus?
Several empirical studies support what the New Education Policy is proposing about education in the mother tongue early on, adding English later.
Shoaib Daniyal
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How a Bihari lost her mother tongue to Hindi – but is now trying to get it back
I tried to expel Angika from my life. But it, thankfully, wouldn’t leave me.
Archana Singh
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We’re on ‘coronacation’ while we wait for ‘lexit’: How coronavirus is changing our language
A ‘covidiot’ is someone who ignores public health advice. ‘Zoombombing’ is intrusion into a video call.
Kate Burridge and Howard Manns, The Conversation
The Field
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana
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Endgame: Indian Grandmasters are daring to dream at the 2024 Candidates