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One of India’s most incredible and enviable cultural aspects is that every Indian is bilingual, if not multilingual. Delving into the fascinating early history of South Asia, this original book reveals how migration, both external and internal, has shaped all Indians from ancient times. Through a first-of-its-kind and incisive study of languages, such as the story of early Sanskrit, the rise of Urdu, language formation in the North-east, it presents the astounding argument that all Indians are of mixed origins.It explores the surprising rise of English after Independence and how it may be endangering India’s native languages.
Imprint: India Viking
Published: Apr/2021
ISBN: 9780670093687
Length : 352 Pages
MRP : ₹599.00
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Imprint: India Viking
Published: Apr/2021
ISBN:
Length : 352 Pages
MRP : ₹599.00
One of India’s most incredible and enviable cultural aspects is that every Indian is bilingual, if not multilingual. Delving into the fascinating early history of South Asia, this original book reveals how migration, both external and internal, has shaped all Indians from ancient times. Through a first-of-its-kind and incisive study of languages, such as the story of early Sanskrit, the rise of Urdu, language formation in the North-east, it presents the astounding argument that all Indians are of mixed origins.It explores the surprising rise of English after Independence and how it may be endangering India’s native languages.
Peggy Mohan was born in Trinidad, West Indies, and studied linguistics at the University of the West Indies, going on to do her PhD in linguistics from the University of Michigan. She has taught linguistics at Howard University, Washington D.C., Jawaharlal Nehru University and Ashoka University, and mass communications at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. She is the author of three novels and of Wanderers, Kings, Merchants, (2021) which won the Mathrubhumi Book of the Year Award. She has done cartoon animation, produced a television series in Hindi for children, taught music and loves making pickles. She lives in New Delhi.
One of India’s most incredible and enviable cultural aspects is that every Indian is bilingual, if not multilingual. Delving into the fascinating early history of South Asia, Wanderers, Kings, Merchants reveals how migration, both external and internal, has shaped all Indians from ancient times. Through a first-of-its-kind and incisive study of languages, such as the […]