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Language Politics

  • In Assam, campaign urging Bengali Muslims not to list Assamese as mother tongue has sparked protests

    In Assam, campaign urging Bengali Muslims not to list Assamese as mother tongue has sparked protests

    Arunabh Saikia
    · Jun 09, 2019 · 09:00 am
  • Why imposing Hindi on India is a bad idea

    Why imposing Hindi on India is a bad idea

    Scroll Staff
    · Jun 03, 2019 · 07:30 pm
  • Urdu and Hindi could be one language called Hindustani. Will the politics of language allow it?

    Urdu and Hindi could be one language called Hindustani. Will the politics of language allow it?

    David Lunn, Dawn.com
    · Jan 28, 2019 · 07:30 pm
  • Venkaiah Naidu is wrong. Demonising English will not solve problems caused by its dominance in India

    Venkaiah Naidu is wrong. Demonising English will not solve problems caused by its dominance in India

    Girish Shahane
    · Sep 21, 2018 · 08:00 am
  • Gorkhaland agitation: As tourists stay away, commerce in Siliguri takes a hit

    Gorkhaland agitation: As tourists stay away, commerce in Siliguri takes a hit

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Jun 20, 2017 · 07:30 am
  • Row over Hindi songs during Assam’s Bihu festival spurs heated debate on language and culture

    Row over Hindi songs during Assam’s Bihu festival spurs heated debate on language and culture

    Arunabh Saikia
    · Apr 18, 2017 · 06:30 am
  • Will Mamata Banerjee's Hindi handicap hurt her ambition to be prime minister?

    Will Mamata Banerjee's Hindi handicap hurt her ambition to be prime minister?

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Dec 01, 2016 · 05:30 pm
  • How did Pakistan, where Punjabi literature was born, come to shun the language?

    How did Pakistan, where Punjabi literature was born, come to shun the language?

    Haroon Khalid
    · Oct 29, 2016 · 07:30 pm
  • All consumer products may soon have labels in Hindi, one regional language: Indian Express

    All consumer products may soon have labels in Hindi, one regional language: Indian Express

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 09, 2016 · 11:21 am
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