Bandana, the protagonist, though grieves over her husband Abhijit Bhattacharya’s early death, eventually stops conforming to the social connotation and ideals of widowhood, in a bid to save her son Abhirup. It is in this context that NEP 2020 with its multilingual formula becomes relevant. And psychologically, it hurts him to such an extent that, with the doctor’s advice, Bandana starts to wear coloured saree with jewellery only for the sake of her son. In 2001, the figure dropped to 8.11 per cent and dipped further to 8.03 per cent in 2011. A Sahitya Akademi award winner, some of her other novels include “Antarghat” (The Enemy Within), “Maitreya Jatak” (The Birth of the Maitreya), and “Kharap Chhele” (Dark Afternoons). Noted Bengali writer Bani Basu’s 1990 novel “Swet Patharer Thala”, made into an award-winning film starring Aparna Sen, is now available in an English version. Lucknow, Patna, https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/bengali-novel-adapted-into-aparna-sen-film-now-in-english/story-eVcdUg0Xo1WkxNKKCtF52N.html, Bengali novel adapted into Aparna Sen film now in English, https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/essay-queering-karva-chauth/story-YmOATchYqBJQnajNJ23YxK.html, While feminists dismiss Karva Chauth, many LGBTQ couples are celebrating it, https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/review-getting-there-by-manjula-padmanabhan/story-apJXEyCb1B3y0tEkuHrkdK.html, A travel memoir that chronicles a year in the author’s life in the 1970s, https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/new-book-peeks-into-gulzar-s-life-philosophies/story-q9311sQnBAHMt9KCQllJEM.html, New book peeks into Gulzar’s life, philosophies, https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/indian-miniature-paintings-subject-of-art-historian-jp-losty-s-new-book/story-Aa7or36ZFeUL3ZE4ZPBWBK.html, Indian miniature paintings subject of art historian JP Losty’s new book, Press Trust of India | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta. But there are critics who describe Hindi’s astonishing growth of 161 per cent between 1971 and 2011 as ‘linguistic imperialism’. Apart from these, Mizoram (9.83 per cent) Jharkhand (9.73 per cent), Meghalaya (7.84 per cent) and Arunachal Pradesh (7.27 per cent) have Bengali-speaking people too. Indore, Resume meaning in Bengali - পুনরায় আরম্ভ করা, পুনরায় গ্রহণ করা; | English – Bangla & English (E2B) Online Dictionary. ), Follow more stories on Facebook and Twitter. Given the important role assigned to the states in the implementation of NEP 2020, state legislatures must exhibit the spirit of cooperative federalism and suggest remedial measures for rectifying the faulty language formula that endorses bilingualism. The percentage of Bengali-speaking people in 1991 was estimated to be 8.30 per cent of India’s population. (This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Jaipur, She dares to begin her life afresh in every possible sense, thanks to her uncle. Language and the medium of instruction in schools, for instance, are contentious issues. Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Bhopal “A Plate of White Marble” tells the tale of the ‘new woman’ of an era that just witnessed the independence of a nation. ইংরেজি - বাংলা Online অভিধান। Providing the maximum meaning of a word by combining the best sources with us. A number of reasons can be cited to explain the rise in the number of speakers of a particular language. According to census figures, barring Hindi, which has shown a spectacular growth from 36.99 per cent in 1971 to 43.63 per cent in 2011, almost every other scheduled language, with the exceptions of Gujarati, Kashmiri and Manipuri, is on a downward trend. Thank you for subscribing to our daily newsletter. Try the american equivalent of dnb is american national biography, george washington for forty years psychologists have found that students are unfamiliar with bollywood films. Thereafter, the home/local language shall continue to be taught as a language wherever possible. Copyright © HT Media Limited All rights reserved. Dictionary, IOC resumes fuel supply to Nepal through Raxaul, Nepal resumes regular fuel distribution after crisis, Maruti Suzuki resumes production at Haryana plants, Maruti Suzuki resumes production post maintenance shutdown, Aamir Khan resumes 'Dangal' shooting in young avatar, Amarnath Yatra resumes from Pahalgam route, After 53 years, SBI resumes banking in Myanmar, Border trade resumes at Moreh as Myanmar opens gate, Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service resumes, AAI resumes airport car park charges by e-payment from Tuesday, Hello English works best on our Android App.