To mark Mother Language Day (February 21) in 2020, we wrote about the significance of mother tongues in allowing us to access our pasts and our identities: “One’s mother tongue is really one’s oral ...

In the 1930s and ’40s, many members of the migrant Marwari community became actively involved with the freedom movement. The community went through a process of embracing a “national” identity, for ...

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot's move to push for inclusion of Marwari as the official Rajasthani language in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution has left the Congress tongue-tied as provincial satraps ...

CHENNAI: Would you believe me if I state that Marwari food is the most traditional, simple cuisine there is? The ingredients are the ones that are always available in your kitchen. They are usually ...

For nearly six decades, Leela Somani has learnt, recorded and preserved Rajasthani folk songs. A new book tells her story. In Marwari, 78-year-old Leela Somani’s mother tongue, there is an old saying: ...

In a much-awaited move, the Congress government in Rajasthan has appointed a committee to consider declaring Rajasthani the second official language of the State. The committee will study the model of ...

The chill in the air was hardly a deterrent on Sunday when it came to New Year celebrations, 'Padharo Mhare Des', by the Marwari community in the city. PATNA: The chill in the air was hardly a ...