Language

Oxford English dictionary recently added the word 'Aiyo' to its lexicon. However, this is not the first time an Indian term has found itself in this eminent dictionary. Reflecting the global popularity of Indian food, a number of Indian words have been earlier accepted in the dictionary.

The Konkani Bhasha Mandal has dedicated itself to preserving the Konkani language. Read how they’re focussing on children and children’s literature to ensure that the language thrives for future generations.

Most Indians assume that Hindi is the National Language of India. The truth, though, is not that simple!

Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), a Bengaluru-based think tank, is facilitating the production of Wikipedia content in regional languages and ensuring more and more information is available to the non-English speaking people in the country.

The company Data XGen has launched the world's first free ‘linguistic email service’ in eight Indian languages, under the name DATAMAIL.

An NRI with a passion for poetry, Manish Gupta made it his business to let everyone know how amazing Hindi poetry actually is. Actors like Piyush Mishra, Swara Bhaskar, Manoj Bajpayee and Naseeruddin Shah frequently read their favourite Hindi poems on his increasingly popular Youtube channel, Hindi Kavita.

A village with one foot in the Vedic times and another in the 21st century, Mattur is one of the very few places in the world where residents still converse in the classical language of Sanskrit.

English speakers may know more Hindi than they think as English has a great many Hindi loan-words. Check out 17 of them here you probably didn't know about !