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On Int Mother Language Day, Minu Bakshi shares her love for Punjabi & Urdu

Author, poet, and singer Minu Bakshi
Updated on Feb 21, 2026 10:22 am IST

Woman amazed as Bengaluru kid switches between Hindi, Tamil and Kannada

A Bengaluru woman said she was amazed after a kid at a match spoke Hindi, Tamil and Kannada with ease.
Published on Jan 03, 2026 08:59 pm IST

Watch: 7-year-old Japanese girl speaks fluent Kannada at Bengaluru school event

A Japanese girl, 7, impresses social media with her fluent Kannada, igniting admiration among Kannadigas.
Published on Nov 20, 2025 12:00 am IST

Gujarati mom teaches daughter Kannada in Bengaluru market, internet reacts

Reddit users quickly flooded the comments with support and similar anecdotes.
Updated on Aug 06, 2025 02:15 pm IST

Is being bilingual good for your brain?

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Updated on Jul 01, 2025 03:17 pm IST

Babies as young as 4 months can tell how the sounds of different languages are made – new research

Babies as young as 4 months can tell how the sounds of different languages are made – new research
Published on Feb 01, 2025 10:03 am IST

IGNOU’s School of Foreign Languages launches MASL program, Direct link here

IGNOU launches Master of Arts in Spanish Program.
Published on Jan 19, 2024 03:08 pm IST

Ambassador of France to India inaugurates second French Language Lab, Wall Art

Lamp lighting ceremony by dignitaries from French Embassy, DBSE, Hero Moto corp Ltd and Franco Indian Education Trust.
Published on Dec 21, 2023 04:42 pm IST

IGNOU launches online certificate programmes in Spanish and French

The Programmes were launched through a virtual ceremony by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Nageshwar Rao.
Published on Feb 16, 2022 12:19 pm IST

Playing with other children affect toddlers’ language learning

In the study, the researchers conducted two experiments with a total of 88 toddlers (and their parents), some of whom spent eight hours or less per week with other children, and others who had more weekly experience in child groups.
Updated on Jul 16, 2019 11:09 am IST

The three-language formula is a bad idea

On June 3, an expert panel submitted the draft New Education Policy (NEP) to the human resource development (HRD) ministry. The draft required students from non-Hindi states to study Hindi and English apart from the regional languages. This move led to a controversy, with several political parties from the south and Maharashtra protesting the move.
Updated on Jun 03, 2019 05:12 pm IST

Advantages of learning different languages are many, shows research

Studies suggest that multilingualism has its benefits.
Updated on Feb 13, 2019 07:18 pm IST

Can technology help improve the language learning experience?

With growing opportunities at the global level and the increasing learning base, young learners want to leave no stone unturned while pursuing their dream careers.
Published on Oct 03, 2018 05:05 pm IST

Whose influence is stronger on a child’s language, mom or dad?

The team of researchers, led by population geneticist Li Jin, found that in Indo-European populations, the paternal lineages (Y-chromosome) were correlated to the vocabulary (lexicon) of their languages.
Updated on Aug 20, 2018 11:20 am IST

Campus Connect: English-speaking Indians still a minority, says vice-president, M Venkaiah Naidu

(From left) Girish Bapat, guardian minister; Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil, founder, Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth; M Venkaiah Naidu, vicepresident; Adv Vishnu Patekar, president, Guru Seva Mandal; PD Patil, chancellor, Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth and Somnath Patil, secretary, Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth at the 9th convocation programme of Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, on Thursday.
Updated on Mar 30, 2018 09:46 pm IST