Activists of Maithili Sangharsh Abhiyan demonstrating to protest against the decision of Bihar Government to abolish Maithili Language from Bihar Public Service Commission on March 08, 1992. | Photo Credit: The Hindu archives While five languages were accorded the classical status earlier this month, Maithili, a language for which demands have been raised time and … Read more
The Union Cabinet’s decision on Thursday to grant classical language status to Marathi, a demand pending since 2013, has set off a political credit war in the State ahead of the Assembly election due this year. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to X to state that “Marathi is India’s pride” and “this honour acknowledges … Read more
Kiran Seth, founder of Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth, speaking to mediapersons in Anantapur on Saturday. | Photo Credit: R.V.S. PRASAD Patronage to Indian classical music is drastically reducing and less than 5% of school students in the country pursue any form of art, said founder of Delhi-based … Read more