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Words for Spring? Groundbreaking

India, April 28 -- April, in a sense, is party month across Asia. In India, it is a time of harvest festivals that also mark the start of a new year. In Punjab, this is Vaisakhi, traditionally celebr... Read More


Why is April such a festive month across Asia?

India, April 27 -- Seeing a society in celebration mode is a wonderful way to get to know it better. Whatever we believe reaches its most social expression in our festivals, with their often-intriguin... Read More


Borrowed and Lent: Where do Easter terms come from?

India, March 30 -- There is a lot of leeway built into how Christians may celebrate Lent. Many still opt for the traditional sacrifices of meat and poultry, and eat only fish. Others, these days, opt ... Read More


Dodging the full stop

India, Feb. 18 -- We're so used to languages borrowing from each other that it's hard to imagine how an "isolate language" would work. Some do end up standing entirely alone, however - often because a... Read More


Capital Letters: How isolate languages are dodging the full stop

India, Feb. 17 -- We're so used to languages borrowing from each other that it's hard to imagine how an "isolate language" would work. Some do end up standing entirely alone, however - often because ... Read More