New bill tabled in assembly to make Malayalam the state's official language & put it at core of governance & education. Previous bill passed in 2015, but returned by President this year.
While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.
The move comes after the formation of a new government last year, with Fadnavis as the CM. The border issue dates back to 1957 after the reorganisation of states on linguistic lines.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s pen defied empire—reclaiming language, memory, and cultural dignity. His legacy is a call to decolonize not just literature, but the mind itself.
He says when cricketers play Ranji Trophy, they represent their states, but in IPL ‘players are openly auctioned off for money. Is there feeling of state or nationalism in that?’
The National Seminar on Preserving Tribal Languages Utilising Technology & Indian Multilingualism: Policy & Practices was recently held in Visva-Bharati University at Bhasha Bhavana.
Pew report based on 2023 survey across 23 countries in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia & Australia, also looked at public opinion on importance of birthplace and religion in national identity.
Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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