Maharashtra, long regarded as one of India’s most cosmopolitan states, has found itself reliving an old tension: a renewed battle over language. In the last few months, a state government order ...

“Those who speak English will soon feel ashamed,” Home Minister Amit Shah said last month, igniting a heated debate about national identity and social mobility in the polyglot nation of 1.4 billion.

In some Indian languages, the word for “language” is bhasha—the vowels long and warm, as in “car” or “tar.” It has a formal weight and a refined spirit. It comes to us from the classical heights of ...

Postdoctoral researcher in the School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures and Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics, University of Galway India is a home to numerous ancient and ...

Exploring linguistic identity, Why English? by Vibhinna Ramdev, delves into the nuances of speaking English in India. The show returns to Adelaide Fringe for a compelling second season.