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Observations on Gujarat

by Kashif

In my short life as a journalist I have made lot of friends and one of those friends is Lucknow based Hindi journalist Nasiruddin Haider Khan. He writes truthfully on what he observes and feels. Recently he was in Gujarat before the polls and wrote four articles about what he observed there.
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Travel, Kannada and Untouchability

by Manas Shaikh

I was traveling from Bangalore to Kolkata few days ago. On my way, I saw a few things, which I thought I might share.
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South India is very sensitive about it’s languages and culture. They feel that the North Indian (Hindi) culture is trying to eat up their culture and language. Sometimes these justifiable concerns are [...]

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Sanskrit as the link language?

by Kashif

Dr. Subramanian Swamy while celebrating Hindu Unity Day in US made the following comment:
He also suggested that Sanskrit, not Hindi, to be made the link language of India as it connects Indians to their past.
I have studied Sanskrit for 5 years and studied in Hindi medium school for 10 years and I can safely say [...]

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