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.
Wants to give cooking gas to illegal immigrants, says PM Modi in Maharashtra.
India is a very unique country. Even though the country is divided into multiple states, each with its own language, food, attire and local culture, and run by autonomous governments, it has not only survived peacefully but flourished over the past 76 years as the largest democracy in the world.
It’s a widely accepted notion among economists that cultural differences can pose a significant barrier to trade.
This election season we have heard so many harsh words and invectives used by political parties and leaders against one another that they have almost lost the power to hurt our sensibilities.
Urdu is a subcontinental language of refinement, politeness, and sophisticated undertones.
