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8 FACTS BUSINESSES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LANGUAGES IN INDIA

Published On - August 18, 2017

Richard Brooks Business, Language BlogTags: India

8 Facts Businesses Need to Know About Languages in India

Earlier this week, on the 15th of August, India celebrated its Independence Day. In the 70 years since it was founded, India has made itself into one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing economies. To celebrate, let’s take a look at 8 things businesses need to know about lang...

Published On - October 11, 2012

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: India

British Diplomats To Learn “Hinglish”

British diplomats stationed in India are being strongly encouraged to learn “Hinglish,” a hybrid of English, Hindi and other South Asian languages that has caught fire over the past decade and is now widespread throughout the country. In a 2004 article on the rise of Hinglish, the Christ...

Published On - April 25, 2012

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: India

Indian Children’s Story Translation Project

India is an immense country, and its borders encompass many different cultures. According to Ethnologue, 452 individual languages are spoken there, which means that many communities are divided by language barriers. Now, a new translation project is using children’s stories to build bridges be...

Published On - March 29, 2011

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: India

Survey Says: Native Languages Best for Ads

Indian marketing firm Ozone Media has a message for companies doing business there: Translate your ads into local languages for best results. Find out more!...

Published On - October 12, 2010

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: India

New Language Discovered in India

A group of American linguists just announced the discovery of a new language in a remote region of India. The language, called Koro, was discovered during a 2008 expedition to Arunachal Pradesh....

Published On - May 11, 2009

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: India, Language, Learning Languages

Indian Beggars Become Multilingual

Are you more likely to give money to someone who asks you for it in your native language? According to this article from The Sun, beggars and street performers in New Delhi are becoming multilingual, hoping to increase their haul from foreign tourists during the Commonwealth Games next year. Althoug...

Published On - January 2, 2009

Alicja Brady Social MediaTags: India, Language, Social media

Creating a More Linguistically Diverse Internet

The Internet has long been dominated by English-language content, but that may change over the next few years. The New York Times reports that many companies are responding to increased demand for content in languages other than English by translating existing online content and providing new tools ...