Mauritian Bhojpuri is being dressed in Hindu nationalist robes – and I’m in mourning

Bhojpuri is being fashioned as a touchstone of Hindu identity in Mauritius, mirroring the geopolitical ties between the island-nation and India.

Vedita Cowaloosur

· Feb 05, 2023 · 11:30 am

Debunked: Five myths about what standard English is – and what it isn’t

There are many flavours of the English language, and none of them is inferior to another one.

Willem Hollmann, The Conversation

· Oct 13, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Dear Amit Shah, a reading list for you as you learn Bengali (to win West Bengal elections)

‘As you become proficient in Bangla, I hope you will take the time to read some of these powerful works.’

Sajni Mukherji

· Jan 26, 2020 · 05:30 pm

‘Hey, Alexa (and Siri)! How much longer till you actually understand what I say?’

Differences in accents and the constant evolution of language are challenges that makers of speech recognition systems are yet to overcome.

Patrycja Strycharczuk, The Conversation

· Jun 23, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Scientists in Bengaluru have joined hands to expand the science vocabulary of Tamil and Kannada

They say this is an effort to democratise science. They hope to take the project to other states as well.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury

· Jun 18, 2018 · 07:30 am

Raising your children to learn many languages is hard – here’s why it’s worth it

Some parents today approach raising multilingual children the same way that they approach nutrition, discipline or schooling: a zero-sum game.

Olga Mecking, Aeon

· Jun 05, 2018 · 09:30 pm

First person: How learning Punjabi in Chandigarh helped me discover my true identity in Karnataka

I wanted to study French rather than Punjabi and I am glad my school did not let me.

Rishabh Kochhar

· Feb 11, 2018 · 11:30 am

Is the river male or female? How gendered language shapes the way we see the world

The Mississippi is characterised in America as male, while the Indians see the Ganges as female. What does this mean?

Ella Tennant, The Conversation

· Dec 01, 2017 · 09:30 pm

The leading academy for French is up in arms against a movement to make the language less sexist

The gatekeeper of the language, which has only had eight women members (out of 729) since its creation, says inclusive writing puts French in ‘mortal danger’.

Olivia Walsh, The Conversation

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Thomas Godard, The Conversation

· Nov 17, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Bengaluru: Hindi words covered up at two metro stations amid language debate

Officials are yet to confirm who covered the Hindi words at Chickpete and Majestic.

Scroll

· Jul 03, 2017 · 08:01 pm

A rose by any other name: When Turkish was written in the Greek, Armenian and even Syrian script

In the Ottoman Empire, Turkish in scripts other than Arabic were commonplace.

Michael Erdman

· Jan 02, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Reading Chetan Bhagat in Dhaka: the anxiety of English literature

Choosing what to read is playing a crucial role in the uneasy conflict between the mother-tongue and English.

Ulka Anjaria

· Jul 25, 2015 · 11:30 am