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G N Devy
The writer is chairman, People’s Linguistic Survey of India, and a tribal activist
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The myths and utopias of two nationalismsSubscriber Only
June 30,2025 07:25:24 AM
Constitutional nationalism aims at correction; Hindutva nationalism seeks retribution. Can the two ever meet?
Mon, Jun 30, 2025
New additions to classical languages list: Yet another divide-and-rule strategySubscriber Only
October 06,2024 16:37:40 PM
Every language is a unique worldview, and deserves respect from its speaker as well as the state.
Tue, Oct 08, 2024
G N Devy writes on ‘award wapsi’: Parliamentary Committee Report doesn’t understand the artist’s conscienceSubscriber Only
July 28,2023 07:50:17 AM
In 1964, Jean Paul Sartre declined to accept the Nobel Prize for Literature. None of the official records of the Swedish Academy or French government have ever censured Sartre. They understand that writers and artists function as the conscience of the people and have the courage to challenge the state
Fri, Jul 28, 2023
G N Devy writes: On Uniform Civil Code, intent mattersSubscriber Only
July 14,2023 07:14:36 AM
The idea needs governments that think beyond mere election victories. It needs political parties that think of diverse groups of people as the nation
Fri, Jul 14, 2023
G N Devy writes: Replacing ‘western knowledge’ with ‘Indian knowledge’ could result in intellectual disasterSubscriber Only
April 18,2023 07:00:49 AM
It will produce a generation of students that will hold anything in the ‘western knowledge’ system with scorn
Mon, Apr 24, 2023
Ramcharitmanas controversy: A dispensable shadow fightSubscriber Only
January 26,2023 18:57:27 PM
Is it not necessary to openly question the blocking of the BBC documentary on contemporary issues, rather than criticise a 16th-century poet for the accident of his birth in a particular caste?
Sat, Jan 28, 2023
G N Devy writes: The Karnataka-Maharashtra border tensions are a fallout of competitive politicsSubscriber Only
December 10,2022 07:35:26 AM
The dispute is in the name of language, but it is not linguistic in essence. It is in the name of a border, but it is not territorial in essence. People know that the area will see disturbance when politicians want to unleash it.
Sat, Dec 10, 2022
No play, says Bajrang Dal in ShivamoggaSubscriber Only
July 07,2022 18:38:52 PM
G N Devy writes: Bajrang Dal's disruption of the performance of a play in Shivamogga cuts short the journey of a story — transcending a span of a millennium, a distance of several continents
Sat, Jul 09, 2022
From Baroda to bulldozers: Gods aren’t crazy, mobs areSubscriber Only
May 15,2022 17:25:22 PM
G N Devy writes: Listening to self-appointed interpreters of divine moods will lead us back to the Dark Ages.
Mon, May 16, 2022
The Karnataka CM is walking on a razor’s edgeSubscriber Only
April 02,2022 03:30:30 AM
G. N. Devy writes: The Bommai government is ignoring pressing concerns to lavish attention on minority-bashing.
Sat, Apr 02, 2022
How Ukraine was let downSubscriber Only
March 14,2022 03:30:53 AM
Its hopes of democracy, socialism were belied
Mon, Mar 14, 2022
A lesson from the MahabharataSubscriber Only
February 16,2022 03:30:49 AM
G. N. Devy writes: As the hijab issue roils the nation, it would do to remember how Krishna stood by Draupadi at a time when, as now, dharma was under siege and anarchy loomed.
Thu, Feb 17, 2022
J S Bandukwala: Conscience keeper & courageous crusaderSubscriber Only
January 31,2022 04:45:14 AM
The late professor spoke simple truth to power and paid a heavy price for it
Mon, Jan 31, 2022
Why we need to revisit Shivaji’s idea of Hindu cultureSubscriber Only
January 17,2022 04:00:58 AM
Shivaji celebrated Mughal rulers, had a cosmopolitan idea of India – unlike the Hindutva warriors we need to mute on TV.
Tue, Jan 18, 2022
Remember how the Constitution was brought into beingSubscriber Only
December 03,2021 03:16:53 AM
🔴 G. N. Devy writes: Tribal communities, workers, peasants, students and the common people braved imprisonment or bullets and fought for the dream of a freedom that would ensure justice and equality
Sat, Dec 04, 2021
Why defence minister’s claim that Savarkar filed mercy petitions on Gandhi’s advice is indefensibleSubscriber Only
October 18,2021 03:15:36 AM
G N Devy writes: The advocates of the Hindu Rashtra have scant regard for the ideals of Ambedkar and Gandhi. Rather, the negation of their ideas is what constitutes the current ideological brand of Hindu Rashtra
Tue, Oct 19, 2021
The mythical horses shaping IndiaSubscriber Only
July 23,2021 03:01:06 AM
Pegasus spyware, named after the winged horse of Greek myth, is currently featuring in media and drawing room conversations
Fri, Jul 23, 2021
An activist life in fictionSubscriber Only
July 29,2016 00:02:03 AM
Mahasweta Devi drew imaginary landscapes to narrate stories of the oppressed and the marginalised.
Fri, Jul 29, 2016
Struggle for survival, not of faithSubscriber Only
March 06,2016 00:24:48 AM
The Asur community is facing a serious threat of extinction. Given the struggle for their survival and cultural existence they face, it matters little to them if they are Hindus or not. What they need is livelihood and a threat-free environment
Sun, Mar 06, 2016Speaking of resilienceSubscriber Only
August 19,2013 03:16:02 AM
The question is not: how many languages has India lost? It is: why did so many Indian languages survive colonialism?
Mon, Aug 19, 2013
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