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ISBN: 9788125019794
Pages: 138
Weight: 345 g
Dimensions: 14 x 22 x 1 cm
Book Cover: Paperback
Thema:

Hindi Nationalism English 2007

Author: Alok Rai
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Product Information
ISBN: 9788125019794
Pages: 138
Weight: 345 g
Dimensions: 14 x 22 x 1 cm
Book Cover: Paperback
Thema:
This tract looks at the politics of language in India through a study of the history of one language - Hindi. It traces the tragic metamorphosis of this language over the last century, from a creative, dynamic, popular language to a dead, Sanskritised, dePersianised language manufactured by a self-serving upper caste North Indian elite, nurturing hegemonic ambitions. From being a symbol of collective imagination it became a signifier of narrow sectarianism and regional chauvinism. The tract shows how this trans - formation of the language was tied up with the politics of communalism and regionalism.
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