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Thursday, September 11, 2025
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

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?