The clash over language teaching is less about classrooms and more about who gets to define what it means to be Indian.

Most Spoken Language in Asia: The most spoken language in Asia is Mandarin Chinese. It is the official language of China and one of the most widely used languages in the world. With more than 950 ...

Zeerak Ahmed has spent years in the U.S., working for some of the world’s biggest tech companies. But one thing he has grown frustrated with is how “computing treats non-Latin languages as second ...

Hindi imposition faces resistance in India, not due to dislike for the language itself, but against its forced declaration as ...

Bhashini is the foundation. Launched in 2022, it aims to make digital content and services available in all major Indian ...

Some may remember taking foreign language classes during school or in preparation for a new job or some travel. There are over 7,100 spoken languages in the world, according to Ethnologue. While it’s ...

Corrections & clarifications: An earlier version of this story contained inaccurate or incomplete facts about the history of language. Language is an essential part of human communication, allowing ...

“My uncle is a lawyer, but my aunt has a spoon.” You know those language textbook dialogues? Where people seem to talk more about silverware (“the fork, the knife”) and what color things are more than ...