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Journalist n Author of 'Delhi, In Thy Name' published by @Rupa_Books, Currently Head-Research @IndianExpress, alumni of @nyuniversity and @LSRDU

New Delhi, India
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Twitter world, here's a little something precious I worked on last 2 n hald yrs that I wish to share with u! Writing my first book has been the most excruciating n yet the most enriching experience of my life n I hope you all will enjoy reading it. #Delhi #DelhiBooks @Rupa_Books
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My article on what convinced Indira Gandhi to finally end the Emergency—part of the wonderful series on the Emergency that @IndianExpress has been carrying.
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RT @MaryamShKhan: People using AI for writing will never know what a true pleasure it is to think & write for oneself. We don't just write….
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RT @IndianExpress: When did Kannada truly begin?. Long before its script appeared in stone, Kannada had already taken shape as a rich spoke….
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RT @ekta2993: Suddenly, families are warning sons about “risky women” and worried about them taking honeymoon trips. But for generations,….
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RT @AdrijaRoychow: When did Kannada begin? Spoke to historians and linguistics & wrote about this question that is has been hotly debated o….
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When did Kannada begin? Spoke to historians and linguistics & wrote about this question that is has been hotly debated of late.
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RT @KapadiaAparna: This should be fun! Professor Farooqui’s book is still one of the best accounts of this chapter in Mumbai’s history. #ur….
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@nikitamohta98 @KhoslaAishwarya @patelsmira @Nikitamohta The Research team at Indian Express works on some fascinating and exclusive stories on history, culture, politics and more. Follow us here!.
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@nikitamohta98 @KhoslaAishwarya @patelsmira @Nikitamohta Deciphering the art and politics around translation in multilingual South Asia @Nikitamohta .
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@nikitamohta98 @KhoslaAishwarya @patelsmira The story of the first linguistic survey of India and what it told us about multilingual South Asia. @Nikitamohta .
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@nikitamohta98 @KhoslaAishwarya @patelsmira Why is Punjabi, the most spoken language of Pakistan, lacking any official status? @nikitamohta98 finds out.
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@nikitamohta98 @KhoslaAishwarya @patelsmira I write about the extinction being faced by the languages of Andaman and Nicobar islands and the emergence of Andamanese Hindi.
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@nikitamohta98 @KhoslaAishwarya About the emergence of 'Hinglish' in advertising, Bollywood and everyday life of India, writes @patelsmira .
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@nikitamohta98 What unites the 'pahadi languages' of India & why are they vanishing today. @KhoslaAishwarya writes.
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. @nikitamohta98 wrote this beautiful piece on the origins of Awadhi and why its often relegated to the status of a 'dialect' today.
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My story on the forgotten Arabic-Malayalam and Arabic-Tamil.
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The Indian Express Research team worked on a series 'Languages of India' last month to celebrate the multifarious world of South Asian languages & contemplate over the politics around them. 🧵of our stories below! .
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RT @IndianExpress: What do Hinglish, Arabic-Tamil, and Andamanese Hindi have in common?. They’re all part of India’s rich, layered linguist….
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