MUMBAI — Hindi is the most widely spoken language in India, with most of its speakers concentrated in the northern regions. But this year, states in southern and western India have consistently swiped ...

Opposition to the National Education Policy in Maharashtra isn’t just about language – it’s a flashpoint in India’s struggle between centralization and cultural pluralism. In recent weeks, the Indian ...

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 ...

A memorial in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, for those who died in the Anti-Hindi imposition agitations in the state, 2011. Credit: Wikipedia/Surya Prakash S.A. On February 19, Udhayanidhi Stalin, the deputy ...