Widely considered one of the oldest languages still in use. It is a Dravidian language with a rich literary tradition that ...

India is a home to numerous ancient and linguistically rich languages across its many regions. In a single home, a young ...

In the ruins of the archaeological site at Turkey’s Boğazköy-Hattusha, archaeologists uncovered a new language written on a tablet detailing a foreign ritual.

Today, about half the world speaks an Indo-European language. Linguists and archaeologists have long argued about which group of ancient people spoke the original Indo-European language.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said Sanskrit is the mother of all Indian languages and it should become a medium of communication and reach every household in the coun ...

Laura Spinney’s “Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global” explores the roots of language and how it spread and changed across time and place.

Archaeologists have recently discovered a previously unknown ancient language from an ancient tablet during excavations in Turkey. According to the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg in ...

BOOK REVIEW 28 April 2025 How the world’s largest language family spread — and why others go extinct Three books that take on the history of languages have something for everyone.