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Hindi
The rise of Hinglish: How the media created a new lingua franca for India's elites
Shoaib Daniyal
· Jun 18, 2017 · 09:00 am
As the Modi regime marks philosopher-saint Ramanuja’s birth anniversary, it must heed his teachings
Sruthisagar Yamunan
· May 18, 2017 · 05:30 pm
Rajasthan’s school mergers have dealt a blow to Urdu teaching, and its speakers allege a conspiracy
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
· May 04, 2017 · 09:00 am
Centre trying to impose Hindi by dubbing regional films, says DMK president MK Stalin
Scroll Staff
· Apr 30, 2017 · 06:27 pm
Dignitaries being asked to make speeches in Hindi only a recommendation, not a rule: Venkaiah Naidu
Scroll Staff
· Apr 24, 2017 · 08:35 pm
The order on the use of Hindi for official speeches is just a distraction from India’s real problems
Mrinal Pande
· Apr 22, 2017 · 12:30 pm
Hindi to become compulsory up to Class 10 in CBSE schools and Kendriya Vidyalayas
Scroll Staff
· Apr 18, 2017 · 09:11 pm
Row over Hindi songs during Assam’s Bihu festival spurs heated debate on language and culture
Arunabh Saikia
· Apr 18, 2017 · 06:30 am
Pranab Mukherjee clears proposal asking dignitaries to make speeches in Hindi
Scroll Staff
· Apr 17, 2017 · 08:51 pm
Five pre-modern Hindi classics that poet Anamika wants you to read
Devapriya Roy
· Apr 01, 2017 · 07:30 am
It's hard to believe that forensic science played a big role in Hindi pulp fiction blockbusters
Kartikeya Tripathi, The Conversation Aakriti Mandhwani, The Conversation
· Mar 31, 2017 · 08:30 am
It's Mother Language Day. Which 'mother language' did India's lawmakers want after Independence?
Devapriya Roy
· Feb 21, 2017 · 06:30 pm
The rediscovery of Yashpal’s early stories reveals a fusion of writer and patriot
Anu Kumar
· Jan 28, 2017 · 06:30 am
Watch: A talk show asks Indians if they can understand Donald Trump's Hindi. (Most can't)
Scroll Staff
· Oct 30, 2016 · 01:00 pm
Urdu is a homeless language in India. The Vice-President tells us how to change that
M Hamid Ansari
· Sep 21, 2016 · 08:30 am
The Belgian Jesuit who submitted the first-ever Hindi research project to an Indian university
Swati Parashar
· Sep 19, 2016 · 11:30 am
How Hindi evolved as the language of rebellion against classicists and casteists
Mrinal Pande
· Aug 22, 2016 · 05:30 pm
All consumer products may soon have labels in Hindi, one regional language: Indian Express
Scroll Staff
· Aug 09, 2016 · 11:21 am
Centre will promote Hindi in the North East and southern states: Union minister Jitendra Singh
Scroll Staff
· Jun 09, 2016 · 09:56 am
The death of Urdu in India is greatly exaggerated – the language is actually thriving
Shoaib Daniyal
· Jun 01, 2016 · 08:00 am
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