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    Hindi’s prototype was a mélange of dialects – but the language is now undergoing a purification

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    · Jul 24, 2017 · 08:00 am
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    · Jul 18, 2017 · 10:00 am
  • Readers’ comments: One nation, one tax is acceptable, but one language is not

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    · Jul 07, 2017 · 10:30 pm
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    Hindi imposition: How regional parties are trying to beat the BJP at its own game

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    · May 24, 2017 · 07:30 am
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