Language Dilemmas
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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
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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
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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
Trending
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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The Dutch are drawing a line – to keep populists out of power. Can other countries do so as well?
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‘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
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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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
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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
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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 & Thomas Godard, The Conversation
The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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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.
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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
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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
The Field
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana