Live Breaking News & Updates on Himachal Pahari Sahitya Sabha

Why Recognising Indigenous Language Movements Is Crucial in Contemporary South Asia
On International Mother Language Day, a case for February 21 to be observed as Western Pahari Language Day in Himachal Pradesh.
The Tankri script in which Western Pahari is written. Photo: Author provided.
Culture21/Feb/2021
International Mother Language Day is observed annually on February 21 as a way of promoting the awareness of linguistic diversity across the world. On the very same day in 2001, the father of the Western Pahari Language movement in Himachal Pradesh, professor and politician, Narain Chand Parashar, passed away.
In this article, we put forward the case for February 21 to be observed as the Western Pahari Language Day in Himachal Pradesh as a tribute to Professor Parashar and his tireless efforts to promote indigenous language recognition. ....

Jammu And Kashmir , Himachal Pradesh , Bangladesh General , United States , United Kingdom , Uttar Pradesh , New Delhi , Madhya Pradesh , New Jersey , Tamil Nadu , Alami Pahari Adabi Sangat , Himachal Pahari Sahitya Sabha , Dogri Himachal Sanskriti Sangam , Amartya Sen , Mahasu Pahari , Pahari Gandhi , Baba Kanshi Ram , Farah Nazir , Karan Singh , Kangri Pahari , George Abraham Grierson , Adalat Ali , Narain Chand Parashar , Sahitya Academy , Language Movement Day , Dhaka University ,