From time to time, one stumbles into people who think it is enough to know English to understand India. It is true that English is an official language of the Republic of India, the proceedings of the ...

Imagine living in a nation where you, a member of the majority, are unable to read the label of the medicine you must give your child, the menu at a local restaurant or even the warning signs of the ...

In a previous article on the role of English in India, I argued that privileging English over Indian languages hurts Indian education and economic development. While this is the most profound effect ...

Do India’s 1.3 billion people need English? Not according to Vice President Venkaiah Naidu. At an event last week in New Delhi to mark “Hindi day,” Mr. Naidu called English “a disease left behind by ...

Indian English is the only language that uses the expression 'non-veg' for meat, fish, and those who consume them. A fascinating extract from Shashi Tharoor's A Wonderland of Words: Around the Word in ...

Not only has new Indian prime minister Narendra Modi replaced English with Hindi when talking to audiences in non-Hindi parts of India, he’s also addressing other Asian leaders in Hindi. Shutterstock ...