"Babu" is used in several South Asian languages with minor variations in pronunciation and spelling, often maintaining similar meanings across Hindi, Bengali, and Telugu. 9 How has the meaning of "babu" evolved over time? Historically associated with clerks during British rule in India, "babu" ...
Their rule of thumb is: if it sounds good and communicates meaning pungently, then say it. Children are continually creating new, topical expressions. Most of these expressions have a short "referential after-life" (that is, they are forgotten quickly) and have very local diffusion (for ...
It seeps through in the descriptions of the real and imagined characters — the state-level decisions that were being taken to manage the handing over of governance by the British to the Indians/Pakistanis, albeit the narrative focusses more on the Indian side; the brutal hacking of people on...
In a seminar class, there may be no exams, but students are expected to read rather widely on topics and be prepared for thorough discussion of them in class. Another possibility in graduate classes is that in addition to readings done by all students, each student may also be expected to ...
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