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JK Rowling's original Harry Potter sketches to appear in print!

Twenty-five years ago, the first book in the Harry Potter series was published in 1997. Since then, over 500 million copies of the Harry Potter series have been sold worldwide and the books have also been translated into 80 languages. And now as a part of its silver anniversary celebrations,…

The Times of India

'Brilliant attitude' - Alan Shearer's insight into managing 'forgotten man' at Newcastle United

"He had one of these body languages where people thought he was lazy, but his touch and technique was fantastic."

Chronicle Live

Ukraine-Thailand form cultural bond

In collaboration with the Ukrainian embassy, Museum Siam launched a new audio guide service in the Ukrainian language for the "Decoding Thainess" exhibition. The service will help Ukrainian visitors have easier access to learning the history, culture and Thai ways of life in 14 exhibition rooms at Museum Siam. It…

Bangkok Post

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Immigrant communities push for more non-English ballots

With primary elections well underway across the country, voting rights and immigrant advocates are raising the alarm about a lack of language assistance for voters who aren’t fluent in English.

Tribune News Service

Centre is not imposing Hindi or any language on Tamil Nadu, says Governor

‘It is keen on promoting all regional languages as can be seen in the thrust it has given to mother tongues in the National Education Policy’

The Hindu

'Stop measuring black kids with a white stick': how to make school assessments fairer for all

In the title we quote Michelle Martin (with her permission), who is a proud Kija woman and passionate educator. She sees a system that does not adequately recognise Aboriginal students’ worldviews or knowledge. Instead, the education system measures Aboriginal students according to white language and cultural systems.

The Conversation

In Assam schools, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma mulls hybrid teaching

GUWAHATI: Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said Assam is contemplating a hybrid method of education in government-run schools where mathematics will be taught in English and the other subjects in vernacular languages.

The Times of India

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Google gets more multilingual, but will it get the nuance?

About 10 million people speak Quechua, but trying to automatically translate emails and text messages into the lingua franca of the Inca Empire was nearly impossible before Google introduced it into its digital translation service Wednesday

The Independent UK

How heritage language schools offered grassroots community support through the pandemic

Heritage language schools are grassroots organizations that maintain the languages and cultures of immigrant communities, and offer vital community services, employment opportunities and networking to prevent social isolation. They advocate for multilingualism and cross-cultural understanding. These schools range from small organizations, run by volunteers, to large, accredited schools.

The Conversation

Want to say ‘laugh’ in Shona? There’s an edutech startup to help you

Did you think of trying to learn an African language online during the pandemic, only to be disappointed when you found popular apps like Duolingo didn’t offer Shona or Ndebele or Venda?

Radio France Internationale

Many languages can be learned other than mother tongue through NEP: Tamilisai Soundararajan

Children will be able to learn other languages apart from their mother tongue through the implementation of the National Education Policy, said Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Tamilisai Soundararajan here on Saturday.

The Hindu

John Claughton – WoLLoW

John Claughton left Oxford in 1979 with a double first in Classics and four cricket Blues. He was just what the City was looking for, and – after a brief dalliance as an “inadequate” professional cricketer at Warwickshire – walked straight into a job at Rothschild’s. Only problem was, he…

The Independent UK

Bill 96 will harm Indigenous people in Québec. We need more equitable language laws

One of the reasons I moved to Québec in 2015 was because of the mélange of languages in which many Quebecers — especially in Montréal — live and work. Some are able to change languages from sentence to sentence; others will switch in the middle of sentences or speak in…

The Conversation

West Lothian students show they have gift of the gab in language comp

Students are hailed champions in competition to promote modern languages

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No saffronization of education, asserts Pradhan; says all Indian languages equally important

Mr. Pradhan also insisted the government considers all Indian languages, including Hindi, as “National Languages” and gives them equal importance

The Hindu

President Kovind bats for conservation of local languages

He became the first President to attend a conference of any regional language in northeast

The Hindu

The debate on the national language

What were the Constituent Assembly debates about Hindi being made the ‘national’ language? What happened in 1965?

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Everyone Mistook This Bloke For Jared Leto At The Met, Which In Most Languages Is An Insult

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Students in Delhi govt schools to study French

NEW DELHI: In a push towards enabling Delhi government school children learn global languages, Delhi Board of School Education on Monday signed an MoU with Institut Francais en Inde (IFI – the French institute in India).

The Hindu

PM Modi for use of local languages in courts

At a joint conference of CMs and CJs, Modi bats for use of technology

Dynamite News

PM Modi advocates use of local languages in courts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a strong pitch for use of local languages in courts, contending that it will increase the confidence of common citizens in the justice system and they will feel more connected to it. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

A step that would trigger language phonocide

Imposing Hindi would be catastrophic; instead, India would be better off having a multi-linguistic accommodative policy

WEKU

A writer lost his singing voice, then discovered the gymnastics of speech

John Colapinto developed a vocal polyp when he began "wailing" with a rock group without proper warmup. He talks about the frailty and feats of the human voice. Originally broadcast Jan. 26, 2021.

The Hindu

A needless controversy on languages, says Pratap Simha

MYSURU

The Times of India

Explainer for kids: Is Hindi India's National or Official language? Know the difference

Is Hindi the national language of India? Many would say yes, while many others would disagree.

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