La Trobe University is in talks to discontinue its Hindi program, along with Greek and Indonesian. In the mid-1990s, six Australian universities taught Hindi. If La Trobe ends its program, Australia ...

India’s language policy debate — reignited by the National Education Policy’s implementation — reveals deeper tensions between the country’s state and central governments, with southern states ...

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 ...

Every year on September 14, India celebrates Hindi Diwas, a day dedicated to honouring the Hindi language and its cultural heritage. The day reminds us of the linguistic pride, unity, and identity ...

In a conversation with Varghese K. George, Resident Editor of The Hindu, Delhi, author Ghazala Wahab spoke about her book, ‘The Hindi Heartland: A Study’. The book is a profile of the region from a ...

In this podcast, we speak with Ekta Rawat, who runs a Hindi language initiative teaching non-native speakers across different countries. We discuss the growing global interest in learning Hindi, ...

A BJP poster issued on World Hindi Day on January 10, 2018, quotes Prime Minister Narendra Modi as saying that “Today, the entire world recognizes the power and might of the Hindi language.” Credit: ...

Arabhi Sundararajan’s daughter, a Gunn High School freshman, travels to a Hindi school in Fremont every Sunday for a three-hour course in the language she’s been learning since kindergarten. It’s an ...