03-07-2025
Maharashtra govt U-turn on three-language policy a lesson for BJP. Imposition hurts Hindi
Maharashtra government's U-turn on three-language policy shows limitations of Hindi-isation. Pushback from RSS' birthplace is a lesson for BJP. It should show equal sensitivity to public opinion in non-NDA-ruled states. The 2011 Census showed significant increase in Hindi speakers in southern and western states. Imposition attempts do disservice to Hindi.
Indians didn't do much to globalise Kolhapuri chappals. Outrage is all we've got
The Kolhapuri chappal is ours. We have the GI tag too. The question is: what have we done to monetise it and make it trendy for 21st-century global fashion? Nada. We just locked its potential in jholawala trope. So, when Prada embraces it, we do what we know best. Outrage.
