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linguistic chauvinism

Opinions

Urdu is the real ‘North Indian imposition’, not Hindi: Somehow MNS goons, Uddhav Sena leaders, Dravidian-Tamil politicians to Kannada warriors of Congress, everyone seems...

Shraddha Pandey - 4 July, 2025

While language chauvinists are fighting against so called ‘Hindi imposition’ in various states, they ignore the fact that Urdu is the real ‘North Indian imposition’, a language imposed by Mughal tyrants for their own benefit

News Reports

Bengaluru: Police ask a Spanish man who called to inform about burglars in his house to speak in Kannada, disconnect his call

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2025

Two burglars snuck into Abrielle's house at 2 am on Wednesday and took away valuables worth Rs. 82,000 including his laptop, jewelery and IDs.

Opinions

Karnataka proposes 100 pc quota for Kannadigas in private firms: How Congress govt’s move promoting regional chauvinism would spell doom

Paurush Gupta - 17 July, 2024

Proposing 100 per cent quota for Kannadigas in private firms panders to the sentiments of regional chauvinism that has gained ground under the Congress govt in Karnataka.

News Reports

As goons attack shops over ‘smaller Kannada fonts’ on signboards in Bengaluru, here is how Karnataka Congress leaders have been fanning the language divide...

Paurush Gupta - 27 December, 2023

The language war stroked in the guise of so-called Hindi imposition and protection of interests of Karnataka had led to mainstreaming rabid lingiustic chauvinist groups like Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) which has been working in tandem with Congress party on host of issues for years.

News Reports

Bengal: After TMC mainstreamed anti-Bihar sentiment, pregnant woman says doctor turned her away because she did not know Bengali

Dibakar Dutta - 29 April, 2022

A Hindi speaking Muslim woman has alleged that a doctor in a govt hospital in WB asked her to go to Bihar for not knowing Bengali

News Reports

Bhojpuri and Magahi out, Urdu stays: Latest controversy from Jharkhand and what we know about it

OpIndia Staff - 20 February, 2022

A controversy has sparked after removal of Magahi and Bhojpuri as regional languages while retention of Urdu as a common regional language in all the districts of Jharkhand

Entertainment

Actor Prakash Raj slaps a man for speaking Hindi in ‘Jai Bhim’, sparks outrage

OpIndia Staff - 2 November, 2021

In Tamil and Telugu versions of ‘Jai Bhim’ movie, actor Prakash Raj is seen slapping a man for speaking in Hindi.

News Reports

Justice Kirubakaran cautions against linguistic chauvinism, warns against ‘fringe elements’ wearing the mask of NGOs and human rights organisations

OpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2020

Justice Kirubakaran expressed concern over media reports showing links of educated and respected people of the country with the Naxal movement.

News Reports

TMC Troll Garga Chatterjee spreads hate against non-Bengalis, gives thinly veiled threat of violence against non-Bengalis living in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2020

Trinamool Congress troll Garga Chatterjee, consistent with his track record, has been spreading hate on social media even during the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic.

News Reports