"My family has always felt strongly that we were Indian and were proud to be Ohlone, but when I was growing up," he said, "I did not know a single word of our language. He has used the work of ...

Viewers who tune into the Super Bowl pregame show on Sunday will be treated to an unusual performance of “America the Beautiful,” which will be told, in part, through Native American sign ...

Indian English is the only language that uses the expression 'non-veg' for meat, fish, and those who consume them. A fascinating extract from Shashi Tharoor's A Wonderland of Words: Around the ...

Unlike the complete books, of which the series has published 38 to date, the anthology doesn’t have facing-page texts in the original Indian-language scripts. This is a pity: The Murty series ...

Soon, however, her heart leapt with joy as she noticed interpreters off the stage, creating a musical experience with hand gestures in Indian Sign Language. “My first live concert left me with a ...

The study noted that sign language continues to be "shunned" in most Indian schools because it is still stigmatised as a visible marker of deafness. "But the alternative preferred by many schools ...

New York’s 2024 presidential ballot is sparking curiosity with its language lineup. In a city where over 200 languages are spoken, one Indian language has made its way onto the ballot — and it ...

The Indian government is partnering with scientists and deaf education experts to train sign language interpreters and develop signs for STEM concepts in Indian Sign Language (ISL). This ...

In some Indian languages, the word for “language” is bhasha—the vowels long and warm, as in “car” or “tar.” It has a formal weight and a refined spirit. It comes to us from the ...