Reading India
A nation’s bookshelves often reveal more about its future than its election slogans. What people choose to read reflects not only their interests but also their anxieties, ambitions and sense of identity.
A nation’s bookshelves often reveal more about its future than its election slogans. What people choose to read reflects not only their interests but also their anxieties, ambitions and sense of identity.
Rupa Publications is turning 90 this year. Amongst the pioneers of India’s publishing industry, dealing namely in English-language literature (both fiction and non-fiction), it began its journey, humbly, on the sidewalks of Calcutta’s (now Kolkata) New Market area in 1936 and has reached the pinnacles of renown.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has come under sharp attack from the Opposition over his remarks that the English speakers in India would “feel ashamed soon”, with Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar accusing him of pushing the “RSS-BJP’s cultural majoritarianism”.
Most of us are not the first speakers of the English language. Therefore, we all tend to fall prey in the eyes of grammar commentators.
Polymath Rabindranath Tagore's wisdom teaches us about how we need to consider the larger picture for India's progress.
I had been to several interviews, but the moment the interviewers realized that I was a newcomer to the country and had no US experience, I was politely shown the door.
One of the main characteristics that distinguish humans from other living beings is their ability to communicate among themselves, both…
There is a huge demand for individuals with foreign language skills by recruitment agencies.
Today, Ruskin Bond remains one of the most sought after Indian authors, writing in the English language. His works describe…
Many universities and colleges abroad require Indian students to prove their mastery of the English language before they can gain…
