Meanwhile, in India…

January 26 is Republic Day—the date in 1950 that India’s constitution came into effect. Marking the end of British rule in India, the new constitution is the People of India’s statement of justice, liberty and equality. This is not just a country reacting against 90 years of unequal treatment and exploitation by outsiders, but a rejection [...]

By |2016-01-26T19:34:47+10:00January 26th, 2016|Personal, World|Comments Off on Meanwhile, in India…

Indian English: Preponing the tiffin

India has a lot of languages—according to a 2001 census, there were 29 different languages in India that had at least a million native speakers each. The official language is Hindi—but English in India is a rich variant in its own right.

By |2017-09-13T22:18:44+10:00November 26th, 2015|Did you know, Etymology, Grammar, Linguistics|1 Comment
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