Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has urged MNS chief Raj Thackeray to clarify whether he supports teaching Marathi to Hindi-speaking residents, after Thackeray questioned the need for it.

Google Translate is rolling out a new pronunciation tool that could be a helpful addition to anyone learning a new language.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, referring to the CBSE's recently unveiled curriculum framework, on Saturday alleged the "so-called three-language formula" is in reality a "covert" mechanism to ...

The Karnataka government’s decision not to award marks for third language subjects, and instead give grades in the State Board class 10 (SSLC) exams, was announced midway through the examination ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

India is a home to numerous ancient and linguistically rich languages across its many regions. In a single home, a young person may speak, for example, Odia (the language spoken in the eastern state ...

In recent weeks, the Indian state of Maharashtra has found itself at the center of a growing controversy over the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. At the heart of the debate is a clause that ...

India’s language policy debate — reignited by the National Education Policy’s implementation — reveals deeper tensions between the country’s state and central governments, with southern states ...

LAST MONTH in Bangalore, India’s tech capital, concertgoers heckled a pop star with demands that he sing in Kannada, the local language. He told them off; the police registered a complaint against him ...

A memorial in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, for those who died in the Anti-Hindi imposition agitations in the state, 2011. Credit: Wikipedia/Surya Prakash S.A. On February 19, Udhayanidhi Stalin, the deputy ...

In some Indian languages, the word for “language” is bhasha—the vowels long and warm, as in “car” or “tar.” It has a formal weight and a refined spirit. It comes to us from the classical heights of ...