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43 English words that originate from India

13/January/2022

It’s a tribute to the absorptive capacity of English that there are estimated to be as many as 1,000 words of Indian origin

 

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High time for a global pandemic treaty, writes Shashi Tharoor

09/January/2022
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Words of 2021

07/January/2022
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‘Any Truism About India can be Immediately Contradicted by Another Truism’: Shashi Tharoor

03/January/2022
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Being Humourless In Public Is Usually The Safer Path: Shashi Tharoor

27/December/2021

The author-politician stresses that we will need journalists who are critical in guiding our journey to becoming a more informed, empathetic, and inclusive society.

 
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Shashi Tharoor: ‘Parliament has been reduced to a rubber stamp for the government’s legislative agenda’

27/December/2021

???? Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has been a visible presence both inside and outside Parliament. An acclaimed author, a former international civil servant and a three-time MP, he is also the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and IT.

 
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Why Oxford English Dictionary chose vax as its Word of the Year

26/December/2021

Dubai - Yes, that short form for vaccination has swept the honours board

 

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Eggcorns: 48 hilarious examples of slip-of-the-ear errors

25/December/2021

Eggcorns are alarmingly common, even in the pages of newspapers. How often have you seen the eggcorn “day-today operations” (instead of day-to-day)

 

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Parliament Winter Session: BJP’s Mockery of Legislative Democracy

23/December/2021

In the Modi government’s second term, Parliament has ceased to be the deliberative forum it was intended to be.

 
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K-Rail: Govt's stand can't be rejected without hearing them, says Shashi Tharoor...... Read more at: https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/columns/i-mean-what-i-say/k-rail-govt-s-stand-can-t-be-rejected-without-hearing-them-says-shashi-tharoor-column-i-mean-what-i-say-silverline-rail-project-pinarayi-vijayan-k-sudhakaran-1.6284133

19/December/2021

Let me set the record straight. I didn't sign the letter (whose text had not, in any case, been shown to me) because I felt I needed additional time 

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PMO ‘Meet’ With EC: Modi Govt Has Hollowed Out All Autonomous Bodies

18/December/2021

The incident is the latest episode in a list of transgressions that mark the track record of this government.

 
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https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/pmo-meet-with-ec-modi-govt-has-hollowed-out-all-autonomous-bodies#read-more

15/December/2021

Whether you say “O me” or “O my”, Omicron is infecting people worldwide. Does it matter all that much how you actually pronounce it? Shashi Tharoor dissects the various pronunciations of the word

 

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Have you experienced lethologica?

15/December/2021
 
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Have you experienced lethologica?

15/December/2021
 
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I mean What I say

15/December/2021

I may have been born in Britain, but when I look in the mirror, I see an Indian......


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These long words are more than just floccinaucinihilipilification

15/December/2021
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Assault on our institutions will weaken the very pillars of democracy: Shashi Tharoor

15/December/2021
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Assault on our institutions will weaken the very pillars of democracy: Shashi Tharoor

12/December/2021
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Global Coal Hypocrisy

10/December/2021

India’s stance on coal at the recent COP26 climate-change conference drew heavy criticism, but richer Western economies have done little to help developing countries’ green transition. India will make a good-faith effort to help avert climate disaster, but only within the limits of what it can feasibly do. 

 

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From 'fleek' to 'YOLO': How many millennial words do you know?

30/November/2021
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‘Strangers in our own land’: Shashi Tharoor on the heritage of Malayalis who live away from Kerala

18/November/2021
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Eponyms: Did you know these words originate from names?

17/November/2021
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Why a new Parliament, when Modi does not respect the house, asks Shashi Tharoor

14/November/2021
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Why a new Parliament, when Modi does not respect the house, asks Shashi Tharoor

14/November/2021
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The enduring relevance of Nehru’s legacy

13/November/2021
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