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Skirgård et al (2017) published an interesting study on people's perception & recognition of languages on the basis of 'listening' audio i.e. why are some languages confused for others? Here
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The language of Amins (land surveyors) - threadअमीन amīn were government officers concerned with investigation of land or revenue claims, surveying land, collecting revenues etc. Amīn in Arabic means a
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The tradition of dessiminating folk wisdom through poetry is an age-old practice in India. One well known peasant poets of #Hindi speaking world in this tradition is the 16th century
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Ghulam Abbas (1909 -1982) is considered to be one of the 3 pillars of the grand tradition of Urdu short story writing, together with Manto & Rajinder Singh Bedi. In
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How Misrī मिसरी (crystal sugar) reached India from Egypt? ~ a threadLong before its introduction to China, Indian sugar making technology was introduced to the West. Cane sugar remained almost
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Read last night in an autobiography that in Punjab, farmers did not like Sheep or its meat as it was considered unclean, because it eats human waste. Shepherds were called
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Pockets in Hindi / Urdu : a journey from chest to the hipsH/U word for pocket is jeb जेब which is related to Arabic jaib (= opening at the neck and bosom
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A note on chaṭh छठIt is one of the most sacred folk festivals celebrated in Eastern UP, Bihar & Jharkhand. The word chaṭh छठ is related to Sanskrit ṣaṣṭhī षष्ठी
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Thanks you @MaybeShek for your words of appreciation. I have been asked the same question by some other friends too on Twitter. If you want to start your journey in
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Marigold: a journey among mortals to immortals (thread)Marigold (Tagetes) is a popular group of flowers in India having a central American origin. It grows all around the country & is
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Story of a flower - Rajanīgandhā (= Tuberose)Rajanīgandhā रजनीगंधा (night scented flower i.e Agave amica, formerly Polianthes tuberosa) is a flower having its origin in Central America. In India, this
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''Long thread' on Eating with Hands (bear with me, & enjoy reading )A few years ago while watching the famous film ‘Chungking Express’ (1994), a particular scene stayed longer in
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