Language Politics
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Growing up Bengali in Bengaluru: Language is contentious terrain but chauvinism gets us nowhere
Can we imagine a future in which people scramble to learn Kannada, simply because it provides a unique experience that English or Hindi may not?
Prithwiraj Mukherjee
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A mother tongue Partition consumed intact: The depletion and revival of Sindhi language and culture
Writer-translator Saaz Aggarwal on the conundrum of the ‘mother tongue,’ the need to re-examine the Partition, and resuscitation of the Sindhi alphabet.
Saaz Aggarwal
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What Elon Musk’s language tells us about his supersized ambitions
Wealthy entrepreneurs like Musk try to convince us with their words that everything is possible.
Petros Iosifidis, The Conversation
Trending
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EPFO investments in two Adani companies continue despite rout in markets, reports ‘The Hindu’
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What Rajasthan’s right to health law promises – and where it falls short
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Unable to find good jobs, youth in India are turning to scam call centres and online microwork
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A new novel follows a luminous female friendship as two women take on love, life, and patriarchy
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Kannad, Keral, Karnatak: Why do Hindi speakers ‘mispronounce’ South Indian names?
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Tamil Nadu Assembly adopts resolution against ‘Hindi imposition’ by Centre
The resolution said the recent recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language are ‘against the state languages including Tamil’.
Scroll Staff
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Attempts to impose Hindi divisive, MK Stalin writes to Modi on Parliamentary panel proposal
The committee reportedly recommended that medium of instruction in higher education institutes such as the IITs should be Hindi in Hindi-speaking states.
Scroll Staff
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Using only English and Hindi for government recruitment exam is against democratic spirit: Kanimozhi
The Centre is discriminating against regional languages, former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Women in saris play football in a tournament in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
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Watch: Protestors storm Israeli PM’s home, break barriers, after Netanyahu plans judicial changes
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Watch: IPS officer swims against the current from Gateway of India to Elephanta Caves
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Pension protests in France: Diners eat at restaurants as fires rage on the streets
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Innocent (1948-2023): Five memorable scenes featuring the actor (and former MP) from Kerala
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What today’s Hindi supremacists could learn from a ‘Hinglish’ poem by ‘the father of modern Hindi’
In the late 19th century, Bharatendu Harishchandra wrote poems that combined languages and scripts, undermining the majoritarian impulses now on display.
Prachi Gupta
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Don’t celebrate Hindi Diwas, HD Kumaraswamy urges Karnataka government
The Janata Dal (Secular) leader said that ‘forcibly celebrating’ the event on taxpayers’ money would amount to an injustice to the citizens.
Scroll Staff
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Make Tamil official language in government offices, urges MK Stalin with Narendra Modi on stage
The Tamil Nadu chief minister also called for exempting students from the state from the NEET medical entrance examination.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: The very violent and very clever ‘Battle Royale’
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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‘Bheed’ review: Chaos and ambivalence at a check post aimed at tackling the Covid outbreak
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From outsiders to termites and infiltrators: How ‘Bangladeshi’ came to signify hate and difference
While the Ahom rulers used ‘bongāl’ to refer to those who came from the west of their lands, ‘Bangladeshi’ is the slur aimed at all current targets.
Suraj Gogoi
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DMK alleges Hindi imposition in Puducherry college, 500 leaders arrested during protests
The JIPMER administration has issued a circular asking that entries in all register and service books should be made in Hindi and English.
Scroll Staff
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Those who do not speak Hindi should leave India, says Uttar Pradesh minister Sanjay Nishad
Anyone who does not love Hindi will be assumed a foreigner, says the minister, who is an ally of the BJP.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Premier League: After Antonio Conte’s departure, Tottenham still have a fight to save their season
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WPL 2023: Mumbai Indians night of triumph – of full tosses, run outs, partnerships and a wait ending
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IPL 2023: Nitish Rana to lead Kolkata Knight Riders in the absence of Shreyas Iyer
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ISSF World Cup in Bhopal: India finish second with Rudrankksh Patil, Manu Bhaker among medallists
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WPL Award winners: Hayley Matthews wins MVP, Purple Cap; Meg Lanning takes Orange Cap