After the celebration of the Arrival of Indentured LabourersDay this November, I think that it is a laudable initiative to make a retrospective of the Bhojpuri language which has played a key role in ...

How does a language degenerate and why? A language is not merely a collection of words but it includes tone, a certain grammar and expressiveness of being. It represents the nostalgia of culture and ...

The death of a beloved grandparent is often accompanied by a sense of intense loss. We grieve the passing of an era, the connections, the laughs, the memories. One loss that I had not anticipated ...

During his visit to Mauritius on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed with a heartfelt performance of Geet Gawai, a traditional Bhojpuri musical art form. Recognised by Unesco as an ...

New Delhi, Bhojpuri superstar and BJP MP Ravi Kishan has introduced a private member bill in Lok Sabha to include Bhojpuri in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution so that it can be accorded the ...

An entrefilet recently published in l’express, titled “Bhojpuri speaking”, goes as follows: “Alors que le débat progresse sur l’utilisation du Kreol Morisien au Parlement, un ministre du gouvernement ...

Bhojpuri superstar Pawan Singh celebrates his 40th birthday as a midnight party video goes viral, sparking mixed reactions ...

Last month, linguist Ganesh Devy, also founder director of the Bhasha Research and Publication Centre, Vadodara, released 11 volumes of the People's Linguistic Survey of India (PLSI), touted to be the ...

In the context of the recently released biopic Chamkila, which is based on the Punjabi artist Amar Singh Chamkila, the complex relationship between art and vulgarity is once again in the spotlight.

Veteran Bhojpuri actor Gopal Rai, a cornerstone of the industry, passed away at 76 after battling a prolonged illness. Known for his versatility and memorable roles in over 200 films like 'Nadiya Ke ...

New Delhi, "Bhojpuri and science fiction? Who is going to watch it?" Those were the questions that writer-filmmaker Vimal Chandra Pandey encountered when he decided to adapt Bob Shaw's famous 1966 ...