Tag: English
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The Dear Departed
So now it has started. Decades ago, I remember our English Professor, Kajal Sengupta speaking at the condolence meeting of Prof Jyoti Bhattacharya remarking, “So with his departure we are now in the front line of the firing squad”. The difference lies in the intriguing fact that no one knows who is firing, how many …
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December 10, 2017 -
Ben Stokes hailed for saving gay duo from homophobic attacks
With his participation in the upcoming Ashes still under a cloud following the brawl outside a nightclub in Bristol last month, controversial English all-rounder Ben Stokes found the backing of two gay men, who praised him for defending the duo from a homophobic attack that night. According to a report by The Sun, two gay …
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October 28, 2017 -
Teach English, but how?
The aversion towards English has at been discarded in West Bengal. Good sense has prevailed with the government deciding to set up “English medium wings” in state-run schools. Collaboration with the British Councils in the conduct of teachers’ training programme is also on the cards. But can anybody dispute the fact that the declining standard …
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October 4, 2017 -
Springdales celebrates National Inter-School English Festival
“Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides,” American writer once said. Celebrating the beauty of a language, Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan, hosted the 15th Kusum Verma Memorial National Inter-School English Festival on Tuesday. The school organised the event, in collaboration with the Old Springdalian Association (OSA), in memory of former Head of …
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August 30, 2017 -
Oxford English Dictionary adds over 600 expressions
The Oxford English Dictionary has added over 600 new words, phrases and senses in its latest quarterly update. "By the mid-20th century, 'woke' had been extended figuratively to refer to being 'aware' or 'well informed' in a political or cultural sense," the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) said in a statement. The use of "woke" by …
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June 29, 2017 -
A satirical saga
From the writer of Pyaar ke Side Effects and Shaadi ke Side Effects- Hindi Medium is an initiative towards ‘educational’ cinema as the film tries to tutor the audience about the concept of education. The family-oriented movie endeavours to catch the glimpse of Indian parents in the modern generation with its satirical approach and features …
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May 31, 2017 -
Triply blessed
Exactly 35 years after the Left Front scrapped the study of English at the primary level and with disastrous consequences, the Trinamul government’s decision to introduce what it calls the “three-language formula” from Classes One to Ten deserves unqualified support. In retrospect, the dropping of English had caused far greater damage to a generation than …
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May 18, 2017 -
Words for feelings you could not explain
How many times did you have a strange feeling or saw something and wondered if you had a word to describe it? Even the English dictionaries seem to be devoid of words to define such feelings. Turns out there are, in fact, words around the world that could help you express exactly what you are …
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April 5, 2017 -
MK Stalin warns of new movement against Hindi
Voicing concern over markings on milestones in English being replaced with Hindi in Tamil Nadu, DMK working president MK Stalin on Friday warned that a new movement against Hindi could start in the southern state. "If the BJP govt tries to prioritise Hindi and give less importance to Tamil language then a new movement against …
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March 31, 2017 -
MK Stalin warns of new movement against Hindi
Voicing concern over markings on milestones in English being replaced with Hindi in Tamil Nadu, DMK working president MK Stalin on Friday warned that a new movement against Hindi could start in the southern state. "If the BJP govt tries to prioritise Hindi and give less importance to Tamil language then a new movement against …
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March 31, 2017 -
The wrong side of goodbye
The sun does not illumine that, nor the moon nor the fire. That is My supreme abode from which those who reach it never return. (Translated from Sloka VI of The Tree of Life in the Bhagavadgita, edited by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan) Dr Santanu Majumdar, professor and former head, department of English, University of Calcutta, passed away …
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February 4, 2017 -
Languages barrier to global science
A third of new scientific findings are published in languages other than English, contributing to biases in our understanding and hinderances to the advance of science and research, a new study has found. English is now considered the common language of global science. All major scientific journals seemingly publish in English, despite the fact that …
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December 31, 2016