Today is International Mother Tongue day. To mark the day, I thought I’d revisit an article I wrote in 2004 about the Punjabi word, Kapkhana, and its cultural associations. You can read the article here. The United Nations announced the day in 2003 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism, says www.UN.org. The date … Continue reading
Today I co-hosted Dave Marsh’s morning show on E-Street Radio, a Bruce Springsteen radio station (yes, such a thing exists), talking about my essay that will be pubished in a book about the rock musician in May. (You can listen to it here.) My contribution was based on a presentation I gave at a Bruce … Continue reading