My Hindi word of the day: Kartavya
On a day when one of Delhi’s most iconic roads – if not THE most iconic road – was hastily renamed Kartavyapath, there could be no other word of the …
On a day when one of Delhi’s most iconic roads – if not THE most iconic road – was hastily renamed Kartavyapath, there could be no other word of the …
I’d forgotten how much I love Indian English 🙂 This little gem (below) is in the gossip column of this morning’s paper and it cheers my heart, after 2 long …
Yesterday the Chief Minister of Bihar, Mr. Nitesh Kumar, said the following on the subject of drinking alcohol (he spoke in Hindi, but here’s the English translation). According to Mr. …
The Indian Supreme Court has taken exception to the incomprehensible language used by the Himachal Pradesh High Court. The Supreme Court was so bemused by a 2017 judgement from the …
Over the last few days I have shared with you 2 delicious stories about wonderful south Indian names – remember the political brothers and the photographic brothers? And just yesterday …
Politicians are very useful people. Especially for people like me, who still have so much Hindi vocab to learn. Yesterday, our esteemed Minister of State in the Ministry of External …