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Source: Parshuram Tamang et al.
Nepal Statistics and Indigenous Peoples.
Kathmandu: Nepal Tamang Ghedung 2006]
Think
beyond English: Overemphasis on English in Nepal’s schools at the cost
of local languages and culture is detrimental, linguistically,
cognitively and psychologically, to overall development of children, by Laxmi Prasad Ojha (rep 14/02/2019)
The power in ‘Nenglish’: There are many ‘englishes’ in Nepal, by Somy Paudyal (kp 27/01/2019), When
teachers fail: There are many university teachers who can’t understand
and speak English well but are ‘teaching’ in English medium, by Rishi Ram Paudyal (rep 27/01/2018)
Exam paper in question for using repealed Nepali grammar rules, by Bibhu Luitel (kp 08/01/2019)
Resuscitating dying Kusunda language: Commission starts first ever language class in Dang, by Durga Lal KC (kp 04/01/2019)
Understanding
language and literature: Author Manjushree Thapa speaks on learning
the history and multiple dimensions of Nepali literature, by Bibhu Luitel (kp 28/12/2018)
‘Sanskrit dying in its own land’, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 18/12/2018)
Limbu declared official language in a local unit in Ilam, by Biplav Bhattarai (kp 14/11/2018), Limbu language declared official language, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 01/12/2018)
Few schools imparting education in mother tongues (ht 28/10/2018)
Nepal Bhasa Sahitya conference under way (kp 22/10/2018)
Mother tongue course in decline (kp 30/09/2018)
Language panel submits report (kp 07/09/2018)
‘English’
zones in Nepali schools: Such zones demoralise students, dangerously
suppressing their creative enthusiasm in inventing ideas in language, by Abhi Subedi 05/08/2018)
Foreigners attracted to Nepali language, by Kamal Raj Bhatta (rep 24/07/2018)
Nepal to host 19th World Sanskrit Conference (ht 15/07/2018)
Khas language on the verge of extinction, experts warn, by Jyoti Katuwal (kp 09/05/2018)
Linguists identify two new languages in Dhankuta district (kp 04/05/2018)
School in bid to promote Dura language in Lamjung (ht 03/05/2018)
Nepal’s Multilingual Heritage, by Prem Prasad Paudel (rn 28/04/2018)
Rajamama, lone Kusunda language speaker, dies, by Pratap Rana Magar (kp 19/04/2018), Kusunda language in peril (ht 19/04/2018)
Commission
begins study of endangered Bankariya language: Since there are no
written scripts of Bankariya language, linguists fear the language will
be forever forgotten if it is not preserved, by Pratap Bista (14/04/2018)
English as Official Language, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 23/03/2018)
Decoding dialects, by Priyanka Gurung (rep 23/03/2018)
Textbooks in local languages sought (ht 26/02/2018)
Mother Language Day marked with events: 123 languages are spoken as mother tongues in Nepal (ht 22/02/2018)
Recognizing
diversity: Provincial government in Madhes should not fall into
temptation of adopting one language policy for education in the name of
cultural conservatism, by Manjeet Mishra (rep 21/02/2018)
The
democratization of the Nepali language: Only by being the language of
the people will Nepali truly flourish and grow and evolve, by Manjushree Thapa (kp 19/02/2018)
Rational Multi-lingual Policy, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 16/02/2018), Voices from the plains: Response to lingual sentiments in Province 2 is becoming crucial, by Randhir Chaudhary (kp 16/02/2018)
Shunning English: By making Nepali the only official language, we have hindered our ability to compete internationally, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 13/02/2018)
Call to give Maithili an official language status (kp 26/12/2017), Official status sought for Maithili in Province 2 (ht 26/12/2017)
Translingual
benefits: Scholarship based on classroom observations has consistently
shown that teachers of content subjects, in general, cannot teach in
English effectively, by Shyam Sharma (rep 24/10/2017)
English
dreams: For every child who may enter a profession where English is
needed, there are a hundred others who perform poorly in math and
science because of their poor English, by Shyam Sharma (rep 11/10/2017)
Voice of the people: The UML promotes one type of nationalism in Nepal, but will all their cadres follow?, by Deepak Thapa (kp 10/08/2017)
Nepali
language study expanding in Chinese universities, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 18/07/2017)
One
year on, language panel incomplete, without Act (kp 15/07/2017)
Nepal
Bhasa as official language in metropolis, by Anup Ojha (kp
22/06/2017)
Beyond
English: Preference for English language in social sciences is
indicative of its hegemonic status in Nepal, by Pranab Kharel and
Gaurab KC (rep 11/06/2017)
Language
committee yet to get full shape (ht 21/05/2017)
Language Planning In
Nepal, by Govinda Bahadur Tumbahang (rn 12/05/2017)
Desperation
for translation: The world does not understand Nepal, and Nepalis do
not understand the world. We need translations both ways, by Kanak
Mani Dixit (nt 21/04/2017)
The
place of Nepali, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 07/04/2017)
KMC
to reinstate Ranjana script (kp 23/03/2017)
Linguistics
seminar concludes, by Dev Narayan Sah (kp 05/03/2017)
Promotion
of country’s languages stressed (ht 21/02/2017)
The
‘English’ debate: Three million children in Nepal are now studying in
private schools that market their English medium instruction, by
Chura Bahadur Thapa (rep 01/02/2017)
Language
Commission moves to new address (kp 15/12/2016)
Language
Commission begins work (ht 24/11/2016)
Myths
about English: If language learning is a greater objective than
learning math and science, we wouldn’t need schools and colleges.
Language institutes would suffice, by Shyam Sharma (rep 16/11/2016)
Gurung opposes Hindi as
official language (rep 17/10/2016)
Avenues
of translations: Nepali translators have long pursued translation as a
creative work, but now it is an important practical activity, by
Abhi Subedi (kp 02/10/2016)
The
language debate: Both Sanskritic conservatism and speech-based
vernacular-nationalism fall short of the need of the hour, by
Pramod Mishra (kp 29/09/2016), The language debate,
by Cilla Khatry (rep 30/09/2016)
Of
two minds: If Nepalis world over have done well, it is because English
has become accessible to many students, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
27/09/2016)
Language
Commission formed, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 09/09/2016)
Tongue-tied:
Normalising the spouting of Sanskrit shlokas would dampen the spirits
of aspiring young students, by Deepak Thapa (08/09/2016)
Native
language teaching fails to impress Tharu community (kp 24/08/2016) [Such
offer for classes I-V means nothing! You also need textbooks and other
materials. And especially, you have to extinguish the monolinguistic
curricula that were forced by King Mahendras Panchayat politics and you
have to give ethnic languages and cultures a perspective!]
Speaking
in tongues: Although my native tongue is Nepal Bhasa, listening to the
news in it feels like listening to a foreign language, by Supral
Raj Joshi (kp 29/05/2016)
Accepting
‘Englishes’: Use of English is the only way of communicating with the
people of South Asia, by Abhi Subedi (kp 06/03/2016)
Promotion
of all mother languages underscored (ht 23/02/2016)
Language
barrier causing hassles in quake data collection, by Narahari
Sapkota (rep 15/02/2016)
Google
launches ‘Love Your Language Nepal’ campaign (ht 24/09/2015)
Preserving
their worded presence, by Sachi Mulmi (rep 18/09/2015)
Missing
links: Those of us with an MA in English have vague but powerful aura
of privilege but out in the world we are no more than language teachers,
Shyam Sharma (rep 16/04/2015)
Language
barrier forcing Kisan kids out of schools, by Raju Adhikari (rep
27/02/2015)
UNESCO: Promoting Mother
Tongue For Peace And Progress, by Prem Khatry (rn 24/02/2015), Situation Of Mother
Tongues In Nepal, by Govinda Bahadur Tumbahang (rn 24/02/2015)
English
in Nepal: An independent organisation of English language teachers is
setting out to achieve national goals, by Abhi Subedi (kp
22/02/2015)
Start
of native language classes ups enrolment, by Krishna Prasad Gautam
(kp 14/01/2015)
Death Of A Language,
by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 14/01/2015) [on Kusunda language]
Hindi
has become a global language, says Veep Jha (ht 13/01/2015)
Raji:
A dying language, by Kalendra Sejuwal (rep 02/01/2015)
Promoting
the local: Urbanization and Anglicization of Nepali language continous
to make traditional idioms and other expressions less appealing, by
Shyam Sharma (rep 20/11/2014)
KMC
flayed for not doing enough to promote Newari art, culture (rep
11/11/2014)
Banke
to have Nepal’s first Punjabi school, by Rajendra Nath (kp
31/10/2014)
Politics
of language: When we value certain languages rather than what they do,
we fail to realize we need different languages for different purposes,
by Shyam Sharma (rep 15/10/2014)
Uncle
and auntie: Semantic differences between kinship have direct impacts on
the construction of social relations in Nepal, by Gérard Toffin (kp
26/08/2014)
Linguistic
survey in jeopardy as NPC ‘disowns’ it, by Weena Pun (kp 23/07/2014)
‘Four
major Asian ethnic groups orginated in Nepal’ (kp 20/07/2014)
Elderly
take lead to promote Magar dialects in Sindhuli, by Anil Bhandari
(rep 12/05/2014)
Nepali
English: English has been Nepalized in Nepal with its own typical
features, borrowings, vocabulary, phonology and grammar, by Shankar
Dewan (rep 01/05/2014)
Demystifying
Sanskrit: A change of tides, by Nitya Pandey (rep 25/04/2014)
Living
high: The concept of ‘Zomia’ seems to be based on dubious assumptions
and is full of abstract, unreliable generalisations, by Gérard
Toffin (kp 23/04/2014)
Multilingual
education fails to attract students in Jhapa, by Raju Adhikari (rep
17/04/2014)
Foreigners
eager to learn Nepali, by Shiva Sharma (kp 07/04/2014)
Opportunities
and challenges: What we need is inclusive and multilingual language
policy, along with strong will and definite action plan to implement it,
by Shankar Dewan (rep 05/04/2014)
Concerns
for keeping linguistic diversity intact: Nefin says 35 ethnic groups
have distinct mother tongues, while 23 of them still have written form,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp 18/02/2014), No
one to carry on the language?, by Purna BK (kp 18/02/2014), Script
crucial for linguistic life, by Samik Kharel (kp 18/02/2014), Worth
of words: Public investment in linguistics is crucial to preserving
endangered languages (kp 19/02/2014)
More
a cradle than a refuge: A linguist’s views on the prehistoric
habitation of the Himalaya and the Nepali language need discussion,
by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp 14/02/2014)
Challenges
Before Multilingual Education In Nepal, by Govinda Bahadur
Tumbahang (rn 01/02/2014)
Nepal
Academy issues dictionaries in 3 languages (kp 30/01/2014)
Languages
of the Nation: Has the state become more receptive to the use of
languages other than Nepali?, by Om Astha Rai (rep 24/01/2014)
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