In a previous article on the role of English in India, I argued that privileging English over Indian languages hurts Indian education and economic development. While this is the most profound effect ...

A couple of weeks ago, a major (though seemingly contrived) controversy broke out in India over the increased use of the Hindi language on social media. Language is a contentious issue in India, and ...

The Allahabad High Court on Friday said that while trial courts in the state of Uttar Pradesh are at liberty to write their judgments either in Hindi or English, they cannot write judgments that are ...

India’s language policy debate — reignited by the National Education Policy’s implementation — reveals deeper tensions between the country’s state and central governments, with southern states ...

Over 62% of test-takers for Indian English fear that their Indian accent will impact their performance negatively in speaking tests, according to a recent survey by Pearson. The survey on social ...

Mellon Chair of Indian Studies and the Director of the Centre for Indian Studies in Africa, University of the Witwatersrand “Move your shadow. Don’t rattle the bag.” – JD Bold, Fanagalo Phrase Book, ...

Languages should be learned through a discovery process and not in rote-learning style replete with grammar and other stringent academic rules, says C.P. Viswanath, CEO of education services firm ...