Wanderers, kings, merchants: the story of India through its languages

By:

Mohan, Peggy

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Penguin Random House India 2021 GurgaonDescription: xvii, 341 p.: ill. Include bibliography and indexISBN:

9780670093687

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

491.1 M6W2

Summary: One of India’s most incredible and enviable cultural aspects is that every Indian is bilingual, if not multilingual. Delving into the fascinating early history of South Asia, this original book reveals how migration, both external and internal, has shaped all Indians from ancient times. Through a first-of-its-kind and incisive study of languages, such as the story of early Sanskrit, the rise of Urdu, language formation in the northeast, it presents the astounding argument that all Indians are of mixed origins. It explores the surprising rise of English after Independence and how it may be endangering India’s native languages. https://penguin.co.in/book/wanderers-kings-merchants/

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Ahmedabad General Stacks	Non-fiction	491.1 M6W2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Not For Loan		204269
Book	Bodh Gaya General Stacks	Non-fiction	491.1 MOH (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		IIMG-004444

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One of India’s most incredible and enviable cultural aspects is that every Indian is bilingual, if not multilingual. Delving into the fascinating early history of South Asia, this original book reveals how migration, both external and internal, has shaped all Indians from ancient times. Through a first-of-its-kind and incisive study of languages, such as the story of early Sanskrit, the rise of Urdu, language formation in the northeast, it presents the astounding argument that all Indians are of mixed origins. It explores the surprising rise of English after Independence and how it may be endangering India’s native languages.

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