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Shah’s ‘challenge’ not a new idea; South did try to teach engineering in vernacular

The Federal
8 March 2025 3:23 PM GMT

Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and the Telugu states have tried to impart technical knowledge in the respective vernacular languages; here’s what happened

Shah’s ‘challenge’ not a new idea; South did try to teach engineering in vernacular
The Great Language Divide
Language row
Analysis

Discussion: Is RSS-BJP trying to fuel linguistic divisions next?

7 March 2025 4:43 PM GMT
Language row: Annadurai’s opposition to Hindi had merit, says BJP leader
The Great Language Divide

Language row: Annadurai’s opposition to Hindi had merit, says BJP leader

7 March 2025 1:09 PM GMT
Exclusive: Centre pushing Hindi through the backdoor, says TN minister Anbil Mahesh
The Great Language Divide

Exclusive: 'Centre pushing Hindi through the backdoor', says TN minister Anbil Mahesh

7 March 2025 3:28 AM GMT
Tamil Nadu, South, Talking Sense with Srini

Why does South, except TN, have no problem with Hindi? | Talking Sense with Srini

6 March 2025 12:37 PM GMT
Hindi imposed in Gujarat, too; it began in 2014, Gujarati bears the brunt

Hindi 'imposed' in Gujarat, too; it began in 2014, Gujarati bears the brunt

6 March 2025 1:00 AM GMT
bangalore language

Geocultural make-up that spurred Karnataka’s ready acceptance of Hindi

5 March 2025 12:40 PM GMT
Stalin PRadhan

Why TN feels Centre is 'sneaking in' Hindi after failed attempt in 1968

5 March 2025 5:17 AM GMT
Resistance to Hindi imposition in Tamil Nadu

How TN’s resistance to Hindi imposition has shaped political landscape for a century

4 March 2025 12:52 PM GMT
Why TN-Centre spat on 3-language impacts North Indian migrants

Why TN-Centre spat on 3-language impacts North Indian migrants

4 March 2025 9:16 AM GMT
Telugu states never disliked Hindi; it’s partly politics, the rest is history

Telugu states never disliked Hindi; it’s partly politics, the rest is history

4 March 2025 1:00 AM GMT
Kerala school

Kerala embraces 3-language formula, but politically resists Hindi imposition

3 March 2025 12:20 PM GMT
Great Language divide - Bengal

Why West Bengal is largely at peace with 3-language formula

3 March 2025 10:51 AM GMT
Great language divide - kannada

Growing traction in Karnataka for Tamil Nadu-like 2-language formula

2 March 2025 12:25 PM GMT
This is no mere Hindi row or North-South differences; fault lines run much deeper

This is no mere Hindi row or North-South differences; fault lines run much deeper

MV Narayanan
2 March 2025 5:00 AM GMT

The Federal begins a series on the ugly spat that has broken out over the NEP and its 3-language formula; part 1 examines why TN sees Hindi imposition...

Kerala’s language legacy: Embracing multilingual education

Kerala’s language legacy: Embracing multilingual education

1 March 2025 4:32 PM GMT
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Canada | Indian origin woman found dead in Walmart store may have been murdered

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Canada, a ‘fertile ground’ for Punjabi gangsters and Bishnoi’s turf wars

Canada, a ‘fertile ground’ for Punjabi gangsters and Bishnoi’s turf wars

21 Oct 2024 2:53 PM GMT
High-tech comms, arms-dropping drones: How Bishnoi runs ops from jail

High-tech comms, arms-dropping drones: How Bishnoi runs ops from jail

20 Oct 2024 12:45 PM GMT
Extortion, smuggling, terror: Bishnoi’s men and Canada-based Khalistanis

Extortion, smuggling, terror: Bishnoi’s men and Canada-based Khalistanis

19 Oct 2024 12:45 PM GMT
Can Bishnoi position himself as Don of Mumbai? Is that what he wants?

Can Bishnoi position himself as Don of Mumbai? Is that what he wants?

18 Oct 2024 12:04 PM GMT
Lawrence Bishnoi is in the limelight again. Baba Siddiqui (inset)

Bishnoi's Men: How a pool of thugs carried out Baba Siddique’s killing

17 Oct 2024 5:18 AM GMT
Babri demolition to Ram temple: An in-depth take on the Ayodhya issue

Babri demolition to Ram temple: An in-depth take on the Ayodhya issue

5 Aug 2020 1:03 PM GMT
Kashmir: A year after abrogation of Article 370

Kashmir: A year after abrogation of Article 370

5 Aug 2020 9:16 AM GMT
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