Language Debate
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Whether in Hindi or Hungarian, swear words have similar sound patterns
The idea that a particular sound can contribute to the offensiveness of an expletive regardless of the language challenges some basic principles of linguistics.
Ryan McKay, The Conversation & Shiri Lev-Ari, The Conversation
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Plea to make Hindi the official language of J&K and Ladakh dismissed
The High Court noted that it fell within powers of the executive to designate official languages.
Scroll Staff
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Interview: Why medical courses in non-English languages will burden students and create barriers
With India’s linguistic diversity as well as the global dominance of English, teaching in medicine in Hindi or regional languages will serve little purpose.
Smitha Nair
Trending
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‘Zara Hatke Zara Bachke’ review: Duck-and-dive comedy is a hit-and-miss affair
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Readers’ comments: ‘Most Kerala Hindus are already lost’
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Constitution does not allow preferential treatment for religious majority: SC judge BV Nagarathna
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‘School of Lies’ review: An overloaded saga of secrets and trauma
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Interview: India’s exaggerated value and the danger of S Jaishankar’s ‘new world order’ posturing
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Amit Shah releases MBBS textbooks in Hindi, praises Modi for promoting the language globally
The home minister claimed that the prime minister turned the ‘brain drain’ theory into ‘brain gain’ by promoting education in Hindi and other languages.
Scroll Staff
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The gender-neutral word ‘Latinx’ is gaining ground in the US – but it isn’t really inclusive
A Mexican-born scholar explains why it isn’t a good replacement for ‘Latino’.
Melissa K Ochoa, The Conversation
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BJP should not attempt to ‘turn India into Hindia’, says MK Stalin
He made the statement in response to a speech by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Hindi Day.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Actor Vadivelu and AR Rahman perform the song ‘Raasa Kannu’ in Chennai
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Watch: Staff cheers as dog shot during robbery gets discharged from hospital two months later
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Watch: Cricketers Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard engage in a hilarious debate over IPL’s top team
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‘So beautiful’: Fan’s special song combining several tunes by Shreya Ghoshal moves the musician
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Caught on CCTV: Constable saves passenger being dragged while boarding a moving train
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The ‘rashtrapatni’ row should make us rethink the everyday bias against women in our languages
It is important for our languages to evolve to be inclusive and encourage equality.
Rohan Banerjee
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‘Rashtrapatni’ row is a reminder of the sexist roots of language – and a suggestion by Bal Thackeray
The debate reiterates how the words we use perpetuate biases and skewed power relations.
Bijayani Mishra & Harsh Vardhan
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How Urdu scholar Gopi Chand Narang (1931-2022) advocated for the language as a ‘civilisational gain’
He argued that Urdu was an element of cultural ethos and put forth an inclusive view of the language that was not predicated upon religious identities.
Rizwan Ahmad
The Reel
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‘Scoop’ review: A flat view of a highly irregular case of police overreach
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‘Zara Hatke Zara Bachke’ review: Duck-and-dive comedy is a hit-and-miss affair
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‘School of Lies’ review: An overloaded saga of secrets and trauma
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‘Mumbaikar’ review: A dated, draining exercise
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Review: In ‘Fire in the Mountains’, the enormous burden of womanhood
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We are not against Hindi, but its imposition, says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin
Stalin was speaking on the occasion to commemorate martyrs of the anti-Hindi agitation that started in the state before Independence.
Scroll Staff
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Does David Shulman wrongly place his biography of Tamil in a framework of Sanskrit and Hinduism?
‘A Neo-Orientalist’s tour-de-force’: An academic reflects on David Shulman’s monumental book.
R Azhagarsan
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Southern Railway withdraws circular asking staff to speak only in English and Hindi after protests
The circular asked station staff and train operation controllers to avoid using regional languages for official communication.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Hockey, FIH Pro League, India vs Belgium as it happened: Harmanpreet Singh and Co win 5-1
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Wrestlers’ protest: Members of 1983 World Cup team issue statement – ‘Disturbed by unseemly visuals’
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Thailand Open Super 500: Lakshya Sen reaches his first semi-final of 2023; Kiran George’s run ends
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Pro League: Harmanpreet Singh – ‘We are not letting the two losses last week play on our minds’
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IPL 2023: MS Dhoni doing well after knee surgery, confirms CSK CEO