In India, language is both a thread and a faultline. With over 19,500 spoken dialects and 121 major languages, the idea that one language — be it Hindi or English — can represent all 1.4 billion ...

Since time immemorial, India has been blessed with a vibrant and diverse linguistic legacy, reflecting our country’s ...

Explore India's Three-Language Policy: its history, evolution, and challenges. Learn how NEP 2020 offers flexibility despite ...

Between 800–1200 CE, some Middle Tamil dialects branched off into Malayalam. We can say with confidence that the ancestor of Kannada is not Tamil: it is a lost South Dravidian language related both to ...

Sasikumar and Simran portray the parents with authenticity, nailing the Sri Lankan Tamil dialect without going overboard, ensuring it’s still accessible to a wider audience.

SINGAPORE: Over a bowl of Teochew fishball noodles, PAP candidate Daniel Liu is getting an impromptu language lesson from a senior volunteer. She tells Liu, 40, who is Hokkien by descent, that ...

Still, for some young voters, hearing familiar dialects on the campaign trail strikes a chord. Many grew up with dialect-speaking grandparents, and that nostalgic connection can be powerful.

Brian Linebaugh from Berkeley spent his younger years learning Tamil. His passion for the language led him to produce a documentary with his wife on the Tamil culture and arts.

It means "more than a king and less than a god," taken from ancient Malayalam and Tamil dialects, reported TOI. The word speaks of a supreme ruler, an overlord, or an unquestionable authority.