10 Indian Languages and How They Came to Be (10s Series)
Download or Read eBook 10 Indian Languages and How They Came to Be (10s Series) PDF written by Karthik Venkatesh and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2024-02-05 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Karthik Venkatesh |
Publisher | : Penguin Random House India Private Limited |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 2024-02-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789357084666 |
ISBN-13 | : 9357084665 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis 10 Indian Languages and How They Came to Be (10s Series) by : Karthik Venkatesh
Book excerpt: This book talks about ten Indian languages—of the thousand-odd languages spoken in India—and their evolution, transformation and development. These languages are: Tamil Telugu Brahui Santali Khasi Kokborok Manipuri Marathi Punjabi Hindi Karthik Venkatesh traces the long and varied journeys of these languages through time, examining the cultural shifts and political and social influences that have shaped them. He provides a glimpse of their literature, tracks the growth of their scripts and identifies landmark moments that have preserved and reinvented these ten Indian languages.