Lexicography Through A Sociological Lens – Vijay Pal
Recently, it was announced that the Cambridge Dictionary has added around 6,000 new words, including Parasocial, Broligrachy, Delulu, Skibidi, Slop,…
Languages in India: A Story of Transformations – An Interview with Peggy Mohan
Peggy Mohan studied linguistics at the University of the West Indies, and completed her PhD in linguistics from the University…
Language, Identity, and Power: Reflections from Fieldwork in Darjeeling – Debbani Bhattacharya
As researchers, our engagement with the field is often marked by a complex interplay of anticipation and apprehension. Fieldwork—especially in…
Politics of Pronunciation: Accents, Identity and Exclusion in Neoliberal India – Anshuman Jha, Aparup Dey, Kirti Sharma, Manya Diptam, Meenu Teotia, Pavithra P. Baiju, Rashmirekha Sahoo and Swastika Patnaik
Accents are a pivotal part of our shared lived experience. The way we speak shapes a lot of things in…
The Altimetry of Displacement: Reading Queer Biracial Belonging in Postcolonial Literature – Sanandita Chakraborty
Everyone has a journey with their language languages are the way we see this world. They are deeply connected to…
Multilingual Diversity In Education: An Ongoing Debate In India – Nalini Bhattar
Recently, India has been witnessing debates on language. It has often turned into heated arguments and led to violence. People…
Father Tongue, Mother Land: The Birth of Languages in South Asia by Peggy Mohan (2025): A Review by Kislaya Priyadarshi
The fascinating thing about Peggy Mohan’s writings is that there is always a yearning to put the story of the…
A Tryst with Nature: Labour, Self, and Language by Savyasaachi (2023): A Review by Tania Sen
“When there is a loss of the symbolic universe alongside the loss of language, then people’s epistemological and ontological imagination…
The Portrayal of “Huangs”: Understanding the Intergenerational Language Shift and Identity Negotiation in Immigrant Families – Shreya Hait
“We need to reconnect with our culture, not surround ourselves with white people doing white things”, remains one of the…
Whispers Of The Divine: The Linguistic Layers In Theyyam Performance – Akhila Krishnan
As a performative ritual, Theyyam is a cult confined to the socio-cultural matrix of northern Kerala. A kaleidoscope of colour…