“I had the rare opportunity of speaking with Prof Alok Rai, the grandson of the legendary Hindi writer Munshi Premchand. Since he was in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) we spoke on the phone; a local ...

In 2010, when celebrated Hindi writer and playwright, Asghar Wajahat wrote a polemical article in Jansatta, “Lipi ka sawal: Yeh dil mange more” (Question of script: The heart desires more) suggesting ...

Why Bhumjaithai’s Grip on Power Is More Fragile Than It Looks Recently, the Indian news site Scroll.in had an interesting debate on the relative merits of writing the Hindi language in the Roman ...

Javed Akhtar says he has to write Hindi dialogues in the Roman script for the new generation of actors today because 'they can't read anything else'. The 79-year-old poet was speaking at a session ...

Veteran lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar writes Hindi dialogues in the Roman script for new actors who cannot read anything else. He believes that language belongs to a region and has nothing to do with ...

Jaideep Ahlawat, widely recognized for his intense screen presence and grounded acting style, recently stirred a meaningful debate within the Hindi film industry. During a Filmfare roundtable ...

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is proposing declaring Devanagari (Hindi script) the official script for regional languages, including Kashmiri - the mother tongue of a large population in ...

Veteran lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar says he has to write Hindi dialogues in the Roman script for the new generation of actors today because "they can't read anything else". The 79-year-old poet was ...