[lg policy] Fwd: [Edling] Media reports on the People=?windows-1252?Q?=92s_?=Linguistic Survey of India

[Harold Schiffman]

 Forwarded From:  <EDLING at bunner.geol.lu.se>


The following article emphasizes the importance of multilingual education
in light of the newly-released *People’s Linguistic Survey of India *(PLSI),
including a table of key findings from the survey:
http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?287619

Another article presents an interview with the project's chairperson,
Ganesh Devy, who next plans a people's eco-cultural survey of India:
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/we-are-talking-more-using-fewer-words/article5086343.ece

Meanwhile, reports of progress in multilingual education in the state of
Odisha (formerly Orissa):
http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Multi-lingual-education-launched/2013/08/26/article1752510.ece


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