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028			_aBrijwasi Book Distributors _bH-87, Lalita Park, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi _cBW/000228 _d23/07/2025
082			_a306.44 MOH
100			_aMohan, Peggy.
245			_aWanderers, kings, merchants _b : the story of India through its languages. _c/ Peggy Mohan.
260			_aGurugram _b: Penguin Random House _c, 2021.
300			_axvii, 341 p. _c: 24cm.
365			_b489.30
520			_aOne of India's most incredible and enviable cultural aspects is that every Indian is bilingual, if not multilingual. Delving into the fascinating early history of South Asia, this original book reveals how migration, both external and internal, has shaped all Indians from ancient times. Through a first-of-its-kind and incisive study of languages, such as the story of early Sanskrit, the rise of Urdu, language formation in the North-east, it presents the astounding argument that all Indians are of mixed origins.It explores the surprising rise of English after Independence and how it may be endangering India's native languages.
650			_aMerchants
650			_aStory of India
650			_aWanderers
700			_aRomila Thapar.
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