LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 26:1 January 2026
ISSN 1930-2940

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Politics of Language and Social Justice: A Review of Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice

Sudhanshu Shekhar, PhD and
Dipanjali Goswami, PhD

Theme of the book

Nature, in its intricate design, weaves a tapestry of distinctions, providing us with nourishment and the essence of life. Variety and diversity are inherent to our essence, and linguistic diversity embodies this truth.

Following the Deluge, the biblical tale of the Tower of Babel unfolds in the Shinar region (Babylonia). In this narrative, the Babylonians sought fame by constructing a powerful city with a towering structure reaching the heavens. God's intervention disrupted their plans, introducing linguistic diversity among the workers, leading to mutual incomprehension. This ancient myth reflects the enduring concept of linguistic diversity, a phenomenon still present in contemporary times.

In the times that we are living in, diversity brings in hierarchy, stratification and subordination. Linguistic diversity, too, is not an exception. The award-winning book Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice is a crucial example of bridging the chasm between theory and praxis covered in eight chapters. The author Prof. Ingrid Piller emboldens the issues of linguistic injustices in democratic spaces encountering ceaseless changes owing to globalization and migration by factoring in case-studies and real-world instances.

This is only the beginning part of the article. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE IN PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION.

Sudhanshu Shekhar, PhD
Assistant Professor (Linguistics)
Department of English Studies
School of Languages
Central University of Jharkhand
Ranchi Jharkhand
sudhanshu.shekhar@cuj.ac.in
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Dipanjali Goswami, PhD
Former State Consultant, UNICEF
Jharkhand, India
drdipanjaligoswami@gmail.com
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