Tag Archives : English

The ancient Dominicant church in Maastricht believed to be already more than 800 year old is finally renovated as a bookstore, much to the delight of the book lovers. Prior to this, the Selexyz Dominicanen was converted into a parking lot for bicycles. Until very recently, the upper floors were not accessible to public. The bookstore offers a wide [...]

The usual 10 second English message which Madonna sends out to the fans of the country where her concert is due has put Bulgarian Darik Radio in a real spot. Bulgaria’s Council for Electronic Media has slammed a hefty fine for airing the message in English. According to the country’s Radio and Television Act, all advertisements should be in native [...]

Christopher B. Bajala is a student in one of the poorest public elementary schools in deepest, darkest Third World. He had his worst stage of cerebral palsy in early 2005. He showed difficulty with his fine motor tasks such as holding the pencil and using scissors, maintaining his balance, and even walking. He also had difficulty in his gross motor [...]

It would be interesting to question the significance of writing in English and if it really did help some of these writers to break from the social shackles. One could discuss Kancha Illaiah’s Why I’m not a Hindu and also ‘Introduction’ by Kamala Das. For both of the mentioned writers, English, in my opinion served as an instrument to voice [...]

Deva Kumarasiri is what a real immigrant should be like. His love for his adopted country and culture is something that other immigrants in Britain must take notice of. British Asians especially have been lax about learning English and conversing in the country’s language in spite of using the country’s resources and infrastructure to lead [...]

If you have wanted to know the latest slang in town, I bet you have tried to search for such words on Google. Well, I did the same thing too and I was surprised to know that my surname meant ‘heroin’ in Portuguese, when spelled Cavalo and an escape, when just spelt Cavale. However, at home I have been told my surname is derived from ancient [...]