Word Play
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How Pakistani novelist and translator Musharraf Ali Farooqi built his Urdu thesaurus for the world
Books he once considered ‘villainous’ and ‘unwieldy’ have helped him introduce children to Urdu literature.
Musharraf Ali Farooqi
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Chuddies, bigsie, sitooterie: Oxford English Dictionary adds 650 new words and phrases
The Indian word for underpants became popular in the mid-1990s in the UK when it was used in the British-Asian comedy series ‘Goodness Gracious Me’ on BBC.
Scroll Staff
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US: Indian-origin teen wins Scripps National Spelling Bee
Karthik Nemmani won $40,000 in cash, a trophy, encyclopedias and savings bond worth $2,500.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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Modi government’s insurance scheme pushes hospitals into debt – threatening patient admissions
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Xenophobia is dictionary.com's word of the year
Search for the word on the site increased by 938% from June 22 to June 24.
Scroll Staff
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Podcast: Is being proud really a good thing?
Devdutt Pattanaik and Jerry Johnson look at how the connotation of the word differs across context and space.
Devdutt Pattanaik
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YOLO! Splendiferous moobs make it to Oxford's latest dictionary updates
The lexicon marked the 100th birth anniversary of writer Roald Dahl with 'Dahlesque', 'gremlin' and other words from his vocabulary.
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Video
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Watch: Actor Vijay’s car is damaged after thousands of fans throng to meet him in Trivandrum
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‘Time to forget about it’: Miriam Margolyes, who acted in ‘Harry Potter’ films, tells adult fans
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Watch: Protestors lie on the ground together along the seashore in Spain to represent Gaza victims
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Watch: From Sonu Nigam to Shilpa Rao, prominent singers sing ‘Yaaron Dosti’ in a tribute to KK
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Watch: Pilot makes a special announcement with baby daughter to celebrate her first flight with him
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What is the secret of long-running plays like ‘Love Letters’?
Who do some plays run for decades, while others barely last a few weekends? There may be many answers, but one stands out.
Deepa Gahlot
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How to memorise an entire foreign dictionary (and become a Scrabble world champion)
Nigel Richards has won the French scrabble championships, even though he doesn't speak French.
Lauren Knott, The Conversation