Learning the Regional Language, Hindi and English is mandatory for every school going child. At the grass root level, English is looked upon as the language for upwards socio- economic mobility. This includes rural and urban population. Out of school English tutorials have mushroomed across the ...
I started by asking in Hindi, “Why did these rickshaw pullers say no when I offered the___price?” His ___ answer was in English, “Madam, these guys aren’t___and they think foreigners are all rich and ask for much more.” Hearing his words, I was wondering how this old man...
Generally, discussion of oral sex meaning was underpinned by assumptions of heterosexuality, but a few adult men, and younger unmarried adults also defined oral sex within same sex relationships. It could be man to woman, woman to woman, and that’s when they say that the person is having o...
I'll travel across Europe by bicycle this summer. The policeman stood like a statue with his arms folded across his chest. We try to explain things across cultures; in spite of boundaries. Banks across the country had closed their doors. The road across the mountain was narrow, and what'...
In spite of these problems, Hindi was chosen as the national language in the constitution, and English was to be replaced by Hindi in fifteen years' time. However, due to the continuous opposition in the south, this replacement was not politically possible. In 1967 a law was passed which ...
the holiday ofSetsubunrelates to the start of Spring, and helps conclude the Lunar New Year. Plum blossoms are also frequently associated with this time of year since they bloom earlier thancherry blossoms, and were highly prized by poets ofManyoshu, as we can see in this poem (alsoposted ...
“Neither the medical community, not the parents who undergo this type of treatment, have adequately considered how the children – and this is about the children – will eventually see themselves,” Aizawa said, in summary. “As for donors, most of them haven’t given much thought to these...
I'll travel across Europe by bicycle this summer. The policeman stood like a statue with his arms folded across his chest. We try to explain things across cultures; in spite of boundaries. Banks across the country had closed their doors. The road across the mountain was narrow, and what'...
It is possible that in-spite of having the same meaning, changing of context changes the implication of a word in one language, not in another. For example, the Hindi word “takleef” (तकलीफ़) is commonly used for discomfort related to a physical activity or an ...
The vast volume of partition fiction in English, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali and other languages of the Subcontinent faithfully records the gruesome human disaster in the wake of partition. The incredible suffering and bewilderment of the people of the subcontinent has been a favourite theme with the ...