How Annie Ernaux’s story parallels the struggles of local languages in Bihar IT MIGHT SEEM cheeky to bring up France when talking about India’s language politics. After all, France went maniacally monolingual after its Revolution. The on

"It is hard to ask someone to hold on to #Sadri or #Soljapuri when jobs, mobility and status are tied to #Hindi or #English. And yet, is it not worth pausing to ask – what we are losing?"

Hugo Ribadeau Dumas writes:

How Annie Ernaux’s story parallels the struggles of local languages in Bihar IT MIGHT SEEM cheeky to bring up France when talking about India’s language politics. After all, France went maniacally monolingual after its Revolution. The on

"It is hard to ask someone to hold on to #Sadri or #Soljapuri when jobs, mobility and status are tied to #Hindi or #English. And yet, is it not worth pausing to ask – what we are losing?"

Hugo Ribadeau Dumas writes:

How Annie Ernaux’s story parallels the struggles of local languages in Bihar IT MIGHT SEEM cheeky to bring up France when talking about India’s language politics. After all, France went maniacally monolingual after its Revolution. The on

"It is hard to ask someone to hold on to #Sadri or #Soljapuri when jobs, mobility and status are tied to #Hindi or #English. And yet, is it not worth pausing to ask – what we are losing?"

Hugo Ribadeau Dumas writes: