The Government of Telangana’s announcement to reduce the prominence of Hindi in schools and official communications has sparked a national debate. As Telangana pushes back against the implementation and usage of Hindi, far in Punjab, a man from Karnataka is working hard to protect and promote Punjabi—a perfect blend of linguistic diversity. Professor Pandit Rao Dharennavar, a sociology lecturer in Chandigarh and native of Bijapur district of Karnataka, promotes and defends the Punjabi language. While some states are rejecting dominant languages to maintain regional identity, Professor Rao is leading a one-man movement to encourage a language he was not born…

हित-वचन नहीं तूने मन मैत्री का मूल न पहचानना तो ले, मैं भी अब जाता हूं अंतिम संकल्प सुनाता हूं याचना नहीं, अब रण होगा जीवन-जय या कि मारण होगा –रामधारी दिनकर (You have disregarded the offer of friendship, so I pledge now a war unto victory or death) These lines asserted the might of the Indian military as commanders from the tri-services shared visuals of the Indian dominance over neighbouring Pakistan during the ongoing Operation Sindoor at a press conference held on May 12, 2025, at New Delhi. True to the words taken from Dinkar’s poem Rashmirathi, while the…