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Hindi imposition
Hindi paradox: Language of cultural pride that few Indians can read and write properly in
Apoorvanand
· Sep 20, 2024 · 09:00 am
Why Modi government’s Hindi push continues despite a reduced majority
Abhik Deb
· Aug 18, 2024 · 06:30 am
Kannad, Keral, Karnatak: Why do Hindi speakers ‘mispronounce’ South Indian names?
Shoaib Daniyal
· Mar 26, 2023 · 06:30 am
Growing up Bengali in Bengaluru: Language is contentious terrain but chauvinism gets us nowhere
Prithwiraj Mukherjee
· Mar 17, 2023 · 09:00 am
The India Fix: Why is the Modi government so intent on pushing Hindi?
Shoaib Daniyal
· Oct 31, 2022 · 09:00 am
Make Tamil official language in government offices, urges MK Stalin with Narendra Modi on stage
Scroll Staff
· May 26, 2022 · 10:44 pm
Tamil Nadu BJP will not allow imposition of Hindi, says state unit chief
Scroll Staff
· Apr 13, 2022 · 08:55 pm
‘Vivad Se Vishwas’ Bill, meant to resolve tax disputes, introduced in Lok Sabha
Scroll Staff
· Feb 05, 2020 · 03:22 pm
‘No pressure to revise clause on Hindi in draft education policy,’ says panel chief K Kasturirangan
Scroll Staff
· Jun 06, 2019 · 11:03 am
Tamil Nadu CM deletes tweet urging PM Modi to include Tamil as optional language in other states
Scroll Staff
· Jun 05, 2019 · 01:14 pm
Why imposing Hindi on India is a bad idea
Scroll Staff
· Jun 03, 2019 · 07:30 pm
In Chennai, a housing controversy reveals the poor state of a memorial for anti-Hindi protesters
Vinita Govindarajan
· Mar 30, 2018 · 11:30 am
Readers’ comments: If BJP continues with divisive politics, it will be digging its grave for 2019
Scroll
· Jan 07, 2018 · 10:30 pm
Readers’ comments: Why does Scroll.in only criticise the Modi government?
Scroll
· Oct 08, 2017 · 10:30 pm
Why the Catalan referendum in Spain is a warning for Indians trying to impose Hindi
Shoaib Daniyal
· Oct 05, 2017 · 07:30 am
Readers’ comments: ‘Hindi is threatening to swallow other Indian languages’
Scroll
· Aug 06, 2017 · 10:30 pm
Karnataka's battle against Hindi has national implications. But it's the wrong battle
Samar Halarnkar
· Aug 05, 2017 · 08:00 am
#Dravidanadu on Twitter: Can a pressure group of southern states take on New Delhi?
Sruthisagar Yamunan
· May 30, 2017 · 10:30 am
A bridge too far: Why imposing Hindi on all threatens more than just India’s diversity
Garga Chatterjee
· Apr 26, 2017 · 12:30 pm
#StopHindiChauvinism: Tamil Nadu takes to Twitter to protest against Hindi highway milestones
Scroll Staff
· Apr 05, 2017 · 07:30 am
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