In recent weeks, the Indian state of Maharashtra has found itself at the center of a growing controversy over the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. At the heart of the debate is a clause that ...

Developed in partnership with the AI4Bharat research lab at IIT Madras, the models cover speech recognition, speech ...

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 ...

India’s linguistic scenery is as vibrant and complex as its cultural history. With over 120 major languages and thousands of dialects, the country’s diversity is both a source of pride and a ...

Ten years ago Rohan Narayana Murty hoped to do for Indian literature what the Loeb Classical Library—those lovely little hardbound books, green for Greek and red for Latin—has done for the Western ...

CBSE Third Language Policy 2026: This is big news for students studying in CBSE schools across the country. Starting in the 2026-27 session, the CBSE is implementing the recommendations of the ...

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 ...

India is using language to strengthen ties with Iran and Indian Muslims. Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar announced in Tehran on January 15 that his government has decided to designate Farsi ...

With New Zealand passing the Plain Language Act, bidding farewell to inexplicable jargon and complex language from its bureaucracy, it’s time India considers passing similar legislation. Indian laws ...