Tag: Clictivism

‘YOLO’,’Clictivism’ among new words in Oxford Dictionary

‘YOLO’ and ‘Clicktivism’ are among more than 1,000 new entries added by the Oxford English Dictionary in its latest quaterly update. The update also marks the centenary of the birth of British novelist Roald Dahl with a range of new words connected to his writing including ‘splendiferous’, ‘human bean’, ‘Oompa Loompa’ and ‘Dahlesque’. The Oompa …

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September 12, 2016

When there was no Ramlila Ground

 Ramlila began to be celebrated in the Walled City some 350 years ago when Shahjahanabad came into being (though Mehrauli and the Purana Qila area may have been the earliest venues). While moving his court to Delhi from Agra, Shah Jahan took care to see that merchants, intellectuals and artisans, including craftsmen of various kinds, …

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August 31, 2016