Hindustan Times
I’ve forgotten where I’d read this, but way back when we were a newly independent nation wondering what our national language would be, someone (I forgot who) made a suggestion (which, fortunately, I do remember, or else I would have had to begin this post in some other way) that was dismissed immediately as ridiculous. Read more
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Loading ...Posted by Kushal Rani Gulab on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Filed under books · Tagged free-spirited, Girgaum Chowpatty, Hindi-in-Roman, history, Independence, independent nation, Juhu beach, languages, memoirs, national language, Ramachandra Guha, Shaukat Azmi, textbook history
I was about to begin this post with a line I just remembered I’ve used before – ‘One of the happiest things about being a journalist is…’
So I stopped and thought I’d think of another opener, but I’ve changed my mind again. Because it’s 4 am by my computer clock, I’ve just sent the May 10 edition of Brunch to press, I’m waiting for the office car to return from dropping other late night workers home so I can go home, and I’m tired, okay? Read more
(6 votes, average: 3.83 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Kushal Rani Gulab on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 6:06 pm
Filed under books · Tagged books, bookshop, history, humiliators, journalist, library, reader, Upinder Singh
