Language choices have become an important aspect in admissions, placements, and career paths for students pursuing BA ...

For weeks, a battle over language and identity has been raging in India's richest state, Maharashtra. The row began in April after the Maharashtra government made it compulsory for state-run primary ...

India is a country with many languages threatened with extinction, due to the fact they were not transmitted from generation to generation, which is why we bring you the list of the top 15 critically ...

India’s government recently released the linguistic data from the latest 2011 census. The results confirm previous data, as well as anecdotal trends: the continuing explosion of Hindi, the growth of ...

People who speak English in India would "soon feel ashamed," according to a senior government minister from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. But the party's efforts to promote Hindi are facing ...

When British traders landed on India’s shores in the 1600s, they arrived in search of spices and silk but stayed for centuries – leaving behind a legacy that would shape the nation long after their ...

On a warm April morning, in the minutes after roll call ends and before lessons begin, the classroom is buzzing with energy. It’s one of two classrooms in a primary school surrounded by sal trees deep ...

India is soon to publish its first sign language dictionary. BBC Hindi's Divya Arya meets the people behind a unique initiative. Apart from a few clicks on computer keyboards and the routine shuffling ...

Meta Platforms has diversified support for more Indian languages across Instagram, Facebook, and its Edits app, aiming to ...

A visionary who built Lakme, shaped Trent, and transformed how generations of Indians saw beauty, aspiration and modern ...