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Recent divisions:

THE recent creation of three 'small' states - Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh - within India has raised some interesting issues about the territorial scale of such constitutional units and their relationship with the Republic as a whole. These issues need to be spelt out at some length; in order to enable us to comprehend the prospect they hold out for the social and economic growth of the Republic, collectively, and the states of the Republic, individually, in the future.

Diglossia:

Contemporary languages and dialects, as they figure in the lives of most Indians, are a far cry from the stylized literary forms of Indo-Aryan or Dravidian languages. North India especially can be viewed as a continuum of village dialects. As a proverb has it, "Every two miles the water changes, every four miles the speech." Spoken dialects of more distant villages will be less and less mutually understandable and finally become simply mutually unintelligible outside the immediate region.

The First Linguistic State – Andhra Pradesh - was born:

In 1953, the movement that led to the creation of the state of Andhra Pradesh. This act was consistent with Gandhi's wishes and with established Congress policy, yet it grated with the Prime Minister of the day. He could see that the formation of Andhra would lead to similar demands by other linguistic groups. "You will observe," wrote Jawaharlal Nehru archly to a Cabinet colleague, "that we have disturbed the hornet's nest and I believe most of us are likely to be badly stung."

Linguistic Division of States

India is a country with a diversity of languages. Out of more than one thousand mother tongues, only eighteen languages are included in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution. Development of a particular state or region, to a very great extent, depends on the development of its regional language. This was an important reason given at the time of the formation of linguistic states, though many criticized such a linguistic “division” or “re-organization”.

Holy Man

Word spread across the countryside about the wise Holy Man who lived in a small house atop the mountain. A man from the village decided to make the long and difficult journey to visit him.

Rich Dad, or Poor Dad?

Submitted by flashy_vishy on

A few years back, often we used to hear the words "India is a poor country, we can't afford this/that/etc". Now, however, the situation is much much better. We are seen as the new force in the world, thanks to unrelenting efforts from our businessmen, and support from our politicians in the form of policies that make doing business easier than it was before.

Extend Your Help to School...

Swami Vivekanand is a small government aided school in Tyagrajan Nagar near Banshankari BDA complex. This school with 5-6 classroom, handful of teacher and financial constrain still manage to give one of the best eduction to near by slum children with annual fee of Rs. 20. The dedication of teachers a sole reason behind the quality education which the children are receiving. We started our journey with school around year back when we visited the school to celebrate our national festival on 26th Jan 07.
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