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He made clear first of all that English could not be the language of India . Even the biggest Anglophiles here have never considered English for our national language . ... Every slave country takes its master's language and makes it ...
He made clear first of all that English could not be the language of India . Even the biggest Anglophiles here have never considered English for our national language . ... Every slave country takes its master's language and makes it ...
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“ Each word in English has connotations that it cannot shed and that permit it to be used only in an appropriate social and emotional setting , ” whereas in Sanskrit many synonyms are said to be indistinguishable from each other in ...
“ Each word in English has connotations that it cannot shed and that permit it to be used only in an appropriate social and emotional setting , ” whereas in Sanskrit many synonyms are said to be indistinguishable from each other in ...
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There is no doubt that Premchand accepted much that was English or Western . He learned English , he read voluminously in English , he used a printing press , he traveled in trains , he wrote short stories and discussed their qualities ...
There is no doubt that Premchand accepted much that was English or Western . He learned English , he read voluminously in English , he used a printing press , he traveled in trains , he wrote short stories and discussed their qualities ...
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Contents
One Lamhi and the Eastern Districts | 3 |
Two The National Watchman | 21 |
Three The Perimeters of Premchands Work | 36 |
Copyright | |
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