CBSE will enforce a three-language structure from 2026-27, making two Indian languages compulsory in Class 6 across all schools. States retain flexibility, but debates over Hindi, Tamil Nadu’s ...

This article is authored by Shailaja Menon, language and literacy expert, Tata Trusts.

India’s language policy debate — reignited by the National Education Policy’s implementation — reveals deeper tensions between the country’s state and central governments, with southern states ...

In some Indian languages, the word for “language” is bhasha—the vowels long and warm, as in “car” or “tar.” It has a formal weight and a refined spirit. It comes to us from the classical heights of ...

New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said language was used as a means to try to divide India in the past but such efforts were never successful, and the Modi government ...

India is home to great writing systems such as the Brāhmī and the Kharosthī that date back centuries. It’s also a land where languages such as Sanskrit, Tamil and Kannada have etched an oral history ...

Sascha Stollhans does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...