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Language under Siege: The Battle for India’s Cultural Mosaic

Imposing Hindi appears to be a deliberate effort to undermine India’s rich linguistic diversity Manipulating language is akin to playing with fire. I sincerely hope that the Union government will act with the utmost prudence and justice In 1985, a Hindu Brahmin in Tamil Nadu converted to Christianity—a change that was

World Poetry Movement Coordinators Plan to Establish Poetry Schools Worldwide

The World Poetry Movement (WPM) Continental Coordinators convened virtually to discuss an ambitious initiative—establishing poetry schools across the globe. The meeting, held on February 16, 2025, brought together key literary figures and cultural leaders to outline strategies for promoting poetry education and fostering creative

Illegal trade, climate change decimates Indian pangolin population in Pakistan

World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan calls for urgent steps to save endangered species on eve of World Pangolin Day KARACHI, Sindh, Pakistan The population of the Indian pangolin has drastically plummeted in Pakistan due to a variety of factors, mainly poaching, illegal trade, habitat loss, retaliatory killings and climate change. The

Love Beyond Boundaries: The Dravidian Legacy of Romance and Freedom

Love has always been central to Dravidian civilization – a society that embraced passion, personal choice, and the sanctity of human relationships By Bishop Dr. J Ravikumar Stephen G. Celebrate Love: A Dravidian Legacy Love has always been central to Dravidian civilization – a society that embraced passion, personal

Let’s Walk Together – Poetry from Bangladesh

The world grows dim and dimmer with feeble eyes. Youth turns into a broken wheelchair; Let’s walk through the desert together, you and me. Tasneem Hossain, a renowned multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh, shares her poems Tasneem Hossain, majoring in English Language and Literature, is a multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh. She