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An enormous and radical survey has given us more understanding of the languages spoken in India than ever before. This Independence Day, do our languages need protection or a push to be more seductive? Sopan Joshi writes: My mother’s mother tongue is Shekhawati. She grew up in Kanpur, moved to Indore after her marriage, and has lived in Delhi for the past 45 years. When she meets somebody who speaks any Rajasthani language—Marwari, Hadauti or Mewari, among others—her face lights up. Nothing else causes such delight. Her voice gets louder, her face grows sanguine, and she loses her usual reserve. She comes into her own.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:12:26 +0000

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