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Topic3 language policy

Topic: 3 language policy

NEP turns 5: Gains, gaps & ground realities, a report card on India’s biggest education reform

Many of the schemes recommended under the policy are now in place, but implementation is uneven. Stakeholders say it's too early to expect widespread results.

Thane food stall owner beaten ‘for not speaking in Marathi’

Viral video on social media showed some of the attackers wearing scarves having the symbol of the MNS. This comes as the 3-language formula debate rages on in Maharashtra.

House panel says Centre withholding funds because states not adopting PM SHRI is unjustifiable

Panel recommends immediate release of pending Samagra Shiksha scheme funds to Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal. The states have refused to sign MoU with Centre to implement PM-SHRI.

Was Ram Manohar Lohia a Hindi chauvinist or bilingual visionary? The language war rages on

Ram Manohar Lohia launched the ‘Angrezī Hatao’ movement in 1957. He wanted Hindi to be the language of the Union government.

Andhra CM Naidu wades into TN-Centre row, backs 3-language policy, calling language hate ‘meaningless’

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu's remarks come days after his deputy Pawan Kalyan chastised Tamil Nadu politicians opposed to Hindi, accusing them of 'abusing Sanskrit'.

Language row spills into Andhra Pradesh as BJP ally Kalyan, DMK’s Kanimozhi trade barbs

Andhra Pradesh Dy CM Kalyan was speaking at rally at Pithapuram. DMK MP Kanimozhi suggests Jana Sena Party chief shifted stance on 'Hindi imposition' after joining BJP-led NDA.

TN parties unite against delimitation, resolve to form joint action committee with all southern states

All-party meeting led by Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin saw 58 of 63 invited parties attend. BJP allies Puthiya Tamilagam, Tamil Maanila Congress, Puthiya Needhi Katchi & NTK skipped it.

Political row over Hindi is good for Stalin and BJP, not Tamils

Stalin is obviously playing politics, seeking to reignite the old anti-Hindi sentiments in Tamil Nadu. But why is the Centre playing into his hands?

Our blood boils when we sense danger to Tamil. Love for mother tongue is Godliness: CN Annadurai

On 15 April 1967, CN Annadurai spoke at the Bureau of Tamil Publications ceremony in Madras, defending Tamil's legacy and opposing Hindi imposition in India.

‘Push for monolithic Hindi killed ancient mother tongues,’ CM Stalin opposes 3-language policy in TN

Taking to social media platform X, Stalin wrote that Hindi had 'swallowed' several Indian languages, including Bhojpuri, Awadhi, Braj, & Garhwali, which are now struggling to survive.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

Pakistan signs $1.5 billion deal to sell lethal combat weapons to Sudan’s junta

The deal, believed to be paid for by a third nation, will give the Sudanese Armed Forces access to light attack aircraft, engines, armoured fighting vehicles & unmanned aerial vehicles.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?