Whatâs in a symbol? A lot, if one goes by last weekâs political storm over Tamil Naduâs substitution of Indiaâs rupee sign â âšâ with a similar sounding letter in the Tamil script for the logo of its state budget. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman called it an example of âlanguage and regional chauvinism” that…
On March 14, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan jumped into the three-language political controversy between the DMK-ruled Tamil Nadu and the BJP-ruled centre by accusing Tamil Nadu politicians of âhypocrisy.â The Janasena Party chief pointed out that while these leaders oppose Hindi, they allow Tamil movies to be dubbed in the language for…
The average city Indian speaks three or four languages and has a nodding acquaintance with a couple more. | Photo Credit: Getty Images My wifeâs maternal grandparents were a Rajput and a Malayali. Her mother married an Andhra, her sister a Punjabi. Their sonâs wife is Algerian, our sonâs is a Scot. That should make…
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has criticised Tamil Nadu politicians for “hypocrisy” over the alleged imposition of Hindi in the state. The Janasena Party chief pointed out that while these leaders oppose Hindi, they allow Tamil movies to be dubbed in the language for financial gains. “I do not understand why some criticise…
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu presented the MK Stalin government’s budget for 2025-26 in the legislative assembly on March 14, amid the ruling DMK’s war of words with the BJP-ruled centre. This is the fifth Budget of the present DMK government since it stormed to power in 2021. The Budget assumes significance as Tamil…
The National Education Policy, 2020, encourages students up to at least Class 5 to learn a regional language in addition to the local language or mother tongue and English. While the Central government asserts that the choice of the additional regional language is left to the States, the NEPâs strong pitch for the three-language formula…
The debate over the three-language formula in the National Education Policy (NEP) rocked Lok Sabha on Monday after a war of words broke out between Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and DMK members after Pradhan termed the Tamil Nadu government as “dishonest” and the people of the state as “uncivilised”. Pradhanâs remarks triggered protests by…
The second leg of Parliamentâs Budget session will begin today, March 10. The session is expected to begin on a stormy note, with the Opposition planning to corner the Union government on issues like US trade tariffs, alleged manipulation of electoral rolls, the Waqf bill, delimitation and the three-language rule in National Education Policy (NEP)….
