‘ANNA’
IN : ‘GHALIB’
OUT
Day before morning
Newspapers reported that the ‘Oxford English Dictionary’ has included 70 new
words of Indian origin such as
‘Anna’,’Vada’,’Gulab Jamun’, ‘Jugaad’, ‘Dadagiri’ ,’Surya
Namaskar’,’achha’,’Bapu’. What an apt example of ‘Inclusiveness’ and ‘keeping
the windows open’ ( Even when the doors are being closed-Brixit!!, but that is
aside).Perhaps it is on account of such an ‘ideology’that the country remains current
even in difficult times and relevant in the field of Arts and Science! But look
at us 70 years post Independence we are working overtime with Dina Nath Batras
‘pulping’ books and removing the name of ‘Ghalib’( once Poet Laureate) from our
History books; erasing ‘Urdu’ words from our text!! With what tools we intend
to Skill India?
The inclusion of Indian words ( Indian English) owe also to
the rising stock of Indians worldwide and this is an acceptance of that fact.
However it also is their investment to ensure the wider appeal of the Language
in India.
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