Since my last column about Saadat Hasan Manto’s story ‘Tamasha’, I came across his sketch ‘Hindi Aur Urdu’ (1954). Then I read Firaq Gorakhpuri’s ‘The Hindi-Urdu Issue.’ I encountered new ideas about ...

Everyone knows language is a touchy issue in many parts of India. Yet, we like to play with fire for the sake of politics. Right from 1937, Tamil Nadu has witnessed many anti-Hindi battles and ...