For Jhumpa Lahiri, whose life and writing have been shaped by migration between continents and languages, the immigrant condition is now inseparable from a deeply divided political world.
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.
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.
Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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