Postdoctoral researcher in the School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures and Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics, University of Galway India is a home to numerous ancient and ...

India’s language policy debate — reignited by the National Education Policy’s implementation — reveals deeper tensions between the country’s state and central governments, with southern states ...

Taken together, the Constitutional features—the strong Centre, pseudo-federalism, superficial secularism, and linguistic ...

When British traders landed on India’s shores in the 1600s, they arrived in search of spices and silk but stayed for centuries – leaving behind a legacy that would shape the nation long after their ...

"A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people." — Mahatma GandhiIndia, with its tapestry of languages and dialects, stands as a testament to the power of diversity. Former ...

India's diverse states bear names reflecting their rich cultural tapestry, drawing from local languages, Sanskrit, ancient ...

In some Indian languages, the word for “language” is bhasha—the vowels long and warm, as in “car” or “tar.” It has a formal weight and a refined spirit. It comes to us from the classical heights of ...

A memorial in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, for those who died in the Anti-Hindi imposition agitations in the state, 2011. Credit: Wikipedia/Surya Prakash S.A. On February 19, Udhayanidhi Stalin, the deputy ...

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday asserted that the state will resist any attempt by the Union government to impose Hindi. He declared that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ...

When British traders landed on India’s shores in the 1600s, they arrived in search of spices and silk but stayed for centuries – leaving behind a legacy that would shape the nation long after their ...