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How #Hindi emerged as the #LinguaFranca of the #HindiHeartland at the cost of other #languages

“Once the #British linked Hindi with #employment, people #surrendered their languages.”

An excerpt from ‘The Hindi Heartland: A Study’, by #GhazalaWahab

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How Hindi emerged as the lingua franca of the ‘Hindi Heartland’ at the cost of other languages
An excerpt from ‘The Hindi Heartland: A Study’, by Ghazala Wahab.
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July 16, 2025 at 6:22 AM