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TopicHindi imposition

Topic: Hindi imposition

Hindi imposition row in TN: ‘Kartavya Dwar’ board to go after backlash, BJP & AIADMK tread cautiously

Even AIADMK allies like TTV Dhinakaran of AMMK also oppose the move and call for removal of the board at railway office.

Parasakthi recalls TN’s 1965 anti-Hindi protests, but amid political heat—a ‘facts vs fiction’ tussle

The Tamil film has drawn strong objections from Congress, even as its ally & ruling DMK appears to welcome it. Rival BJP has sought to exploit the discord within the ruling alliance.

No constitutional provision deserves repeal more than the one imposing Hindi: P Kodanda Rao

The article to adopt Hindi as the official language of the Union was moved by . Gopalaswami Iyengar. The fact that he was from Madras has been exploited to assert that non-Hindi members welcomed Hindi, wrote P Kodanda Rao in 1988.

Reddit is the new site of north-south divide

Nowhere is this divide more prominent than on r/India, one of the country’s largest subreddits with 3.3 million members.

Hindi imposition, English preference, Maharashtra’s Marathi schools are vanishing amid a language war

While govt blames closure on parents preferring English medium, educators & activists say that administration is not putting enough efforts to upgrade infra in these schools.

Stop telling South Indians to learn Hindi. In Hyderabad, languages coexist without imposition

I was surprised when Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan advocated for Hindi—at a time when states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are opposing its imposition.

Marathis, Gandhis, Thackerays, even Yogi, BJP’s agent provocateur Nishikant Dubey spares none

Such is his penchant for controversy that two BJP spokespersons declined to offer any comment on party's view about Godda MP. Dubey is in news for lashing out at Thackeray cousins.

‘Squatter’ under the bridge & Tehran’s got 99 problems and ‘too many victories’ may be one

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Raj & Uddhav’s joint rally against Hindi imposition fuels ongoing political ‘will they, won’t they’ saga

Their planned joint appearance against Hindi imposition in Maharashtra schools is seen as a step towards a possible union of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS ahead of BMC polls.

Bengaluru is copying Mumbai. Language purity is becoming a code for economic frustration

The informal economy’s most vulnerable become convenient scapegoats for attendant concerns about jobs and cultural change. The backlash against Kamal Haasan for his remarks on Kannada reflects these anxieties.

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MS Swaminathan’s unfinished dream for women farmers may finally see the light of day

At long last, a new Rajya Sabha Bill seeks to establish a national commission to secure the rights and entitlements of women farmers.

A communist state’s capitalist expedition. How Kerala CM Pinarayi came to embrace private enterprise

Despite its new avatar, Kerala’s culture remains rooted in socialistic principles. Yet there is growing acceptance to ‘privatisation with participation', observers say.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.