“I had the rare opportunity of speaking with Prof Alok Rai, the grandson of the legendary Hindi writer Munshi Premchand. Since he was in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) we spoke on the phone; a local ...
In 2010, when celebrated Hindi writer and playwright, Asghar Wajahat wrote a polemical article in Jansatta, “Lipi ka sawal: Yeh dil mange more” (Question of script: The heart desires more) suggesting ...
Jaideep Ahlawat, widely recognized for his intense screen presence and grounded acting style, recently stirred a meaningful debate within the Hindi film industry. During a Filmfare roundtable ...
Recently, the Indian news site Scroll.in had an interesting debate on the relative merits of writing the Hindi language in the Roman alphabet instead of the native Devanagari script, triggered by a ...
When Jaideep Ahlawat said he was shocked to see that Hindi actors can’t read Hindi scripts, said “isse bura kuch nahi ho sakta, agar koi South ka actor hota toh..." Jaideep Ahlawat revealed many Hindi ...
Javed Akhtar says he has to write Hindi dialogues in the Roman script for the new generation of actors today because 'they can't read anything else'. The 79-year-old poet was speaking at a session ...
Let’s first make it clear that “language” and “script” are two different things. “Language” is a verbal system of communication. A “script” is simply the collection of symbols used to represent that ...
Chetan Bhagat is a bestselling author and a popular newspaper columnist. One of the perpetual debates in our society is the importance of Hindi versus English. At a broader level, it can be extended ...
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