A parliamentary panel urges the development of Hindi domain-specific lexicons in emerging sectors like AI and cybersecurity. The report commends the Ministry for setting quantifiable targets and ...

International Mother Language Day is a celebration of the world’s linguistic diversity and cultural heritage. In this episode, we bring you the voices of three young poets from Australia who are ...

Imagine the era of the 1960s, when television was a distant dream and the internet did not exist. At that time, a small box called a radio was the lifeblood of the Indian middle-class drawing room.

Written words can do more than communicate. They can also unlock the writer’s ability to process distress, identify hurtful feelings and take control of personal conflict. Emily Johnston, a writing ...

From Aashiqui 2 onward, Arijit Singh brought intimacy and vulnerability into mainstream playback singing, reshaping how Hindi cinema expressed love and heartbreak. Media-shy and grounded in classical ...

Andrew Robinson is the author of Lost Languages (2002) and other books on scripts and decipherment. He is based in London. How the world’s largest language family spread — and why others go extinct ...

Singer Rabbi Shergill, best known for Bulla Ki Jaana and Tere Bin, has shared a candid view on working with Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman. While praising Rahman’s musical brilliance, Shergill said ...

Neha Dhupia reflects on the significant evolution of Hindi film sets over two decades. She highlights a past era of improvisation and trust, contrasting it with today's structured, content-driven ...

Down here in New Zealand, there is a strong emphasis on rejuvenating the indigenous Māori language. Māori make up about 17% of the New Zealand population. Despite their present-day struggles – ...

Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text message to composing an op-ed, writing allows you to, at once, name your pain and create distance from it.