The inauguration ceremony, held at CUJ’s auditorium, marked not just the launch of a language course but a moment of deepening ties between India and South Korea.
In much of the West, bilingualism is often framed as a cognitive edge ~ an acquired skill to sharpen the ageing brain or enrich young minds.
In a big and polyglossic country like India, language policy and language education are important and sensitive issues.
The recent uproar in Maharashtra over the mandatory inclusion of Hindi as a third language in state-run primary schools has revealed more than just pedagogical discontent.
Emphasising that there is no opposition to any language, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday said the insistence should be to glorify our language, adding that Hindi is a friend of all Indian languages.
Language is among the most profound gifts that human civilization has nurtured over millennia. It is through language that we think, remember, express, dream, and interact with the world around us.
Delhi's Minister of Art, Culture, Language, and Tourism Kapil Mishra, during a meeting at his office on Friday, instructed officials to organise a special exhibition on June 25, at Connaught Place's Central Park, on the background of the Emergency declared in 1975 and its impact on Indian democracy.
A fresh storm is brewing in Jharkhand over language selection in the state’s Teacher Eligibility Test (JTET), with candidates from Palamu and Garhwa districts protesting what they describe as the “imposition” of unfamiliar regional languages in the examination
Earlier, responding to a question in the House, Mr Pradhan accused the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government of going back on its promise of implementing the PM SHRI scheme in the state.
In a move that is bound to reignite debates over national identity, immigration, and inclusivity, US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring English as the official language of the United States.
