Communication and miscommunication matters
It is generally believed that people use language in order to communicate. Noam Chomsky has observed that it is used for self-expressionas...
Why parents have lost faith in government school?
After independence, the central and state governments implemented a number of plans and policies to achieve the goal of universal elementary education....
Pana Sankranti
Pana Sankranti is the traditional new year in the Hindu calendar it is also known as Maha Bishuba Sankranti falls in the...
Horse – The symbol of power
The Horse is a one toed hoofed mammal. It is usually a domesticated animal. The Horse has evolved over the past 45...
Phalguna Purnima
Phalguna Purnima is the last purnima of the year. All purnima days are important as it coincides with important festivals and Jayanti...
Thoughts on the International Mother Language Day: 2023
On this day, our thoughts must go to those young students in Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) who had fallen to the bullets...
Local Tales
One day our “Atirikta Sahitya (Supplementary Literature)” teacher told us the story of the river Yamuna. I was in Class Vi or...
Matinee Idol
Matinee Idol is a term used mainly to describe a male film or theatre star who is good looking and therefore is...
Our“killer language” talk
It seems the expression ‘killer language” in coming up fairly conspicuously in endangered language scholars’ and language activists’ talk, formal and informal,...