Language Log
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A short history of ‘India’ versus ‘Bharat’
The BJP wants to make the Hindi ‘Bharat’ the country’s only name.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Italy wants its businesses to stop using English. Will it succeed?
It’s estimated that 1.5 billion people globally speak English, so its dominance in international business is not going away anytime soon.
Natalie Victoria Wilmot, The Conversation
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Kannad, Keral, Karnatak: Why do Hindi speakers ‘mispronounce’ South Indian names?
India's North versus South culture wars take a phonological turn.
Shoaib Daniyal
Trending
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Why are concerns being raised about the Election Commission’s voter turnout data?
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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How a unique Tamil dialect survived among a fishing community in Sri Lanka
Negombo Fishermen’s Tamil, which is spoken by around 50,000 people, has been influenced by Sinhala and sounds different from other dialects in the country.
Ajay Kamalakaran
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Meet the young Indians who are bringing an Adivasi language into the digital age
Ho was languishing on the sidelines of the internet – until a few youngsters took it upon themselves to tear down the digital divide.
Karishma Mehrotra
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From love songs to kurta ads, Urdu is popular with Indians. Why do Hindutva backers hate it so much?
How long will the nineteenth-century politics of Hindi versus Urdu continue?
Shoaib Daniyal
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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How the Mesopotamian word for ‘elephant’ indicates Dravidian language existed in Indus Civilisation
A new research paper shows that it was migration that took the Dravidian languages from the Indus basin to their modern location in South India.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Hindi might not be the national language – but it is growing rapidly across India
This would explain the recent anxieties around Hindi imposition.
Shoaib Daniyal
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An American teacher’s online Malayalam lessons have won her a following even in Kerala
EliKutty, or Eliza Keyton, has brought a fun perspective to learning a language.
Vandana Menon
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Why is India obsessed with English-medium education – when it goes against scientific consensus?
Several empirical studies support what the New Education Policy is proposing about education in the mother tongue early on, adding English later.
Shoaib Daniyal
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How a Bihari lost her mother tongue to Hindi – but is now trying to get it back
I tried to expel Angika from my life. But it, thankfully, wouldn’t leave me.
Archana Singh
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We’re on ‘coronacation’ while we wait for ‘lexit’: How coronavirus is changing our language
A ‘covidiot’ is someone who ignores public health advice. ‘Zoombombing’ is intrusion into a video call.
Kate Burridge and Howard Manns, The Conversation
The Field
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final