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national language

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

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

    Mrinal Pande
    · Jul 24, 2017 · 08:00 am
  • Watch this calculated protest against the imposition of Hindi (and English) in Punjab

    Watch this calculated protest against the imposition of Hindi (and English) in Punjab

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

    Readers’ comments: One nation, one tax is acceptable, but one language is not

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

    Hindi imposition: How regional parties are trying to beat the BJP at its own game

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · May 24, 2017 · 07:30 am
  • Readers' comments: Neglecting our soldiers, the Brics summit and Maratha agitation

    Readers' comments: Neglecting our soldiers, the Brics summit and Maratha agitation

    Scroll
    · Oct 19, 2016 · 09:30 pm
  • Readers' comments: Bengaluru's elevated road project, Hindi as a national language and GM mustard

    Readers' comments: Bengaluru's elevated road project, Hindi as a national language and GM mustard

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    · Oct 12, 2016 · 10:30 pm