Language and the Making of Modern India - Nationalism and the Vernacular in Colonial Odisha, 1803-1956

Mishra explores the history of the first linguistically organized province in India, Odisha, to illustrate the relationship between linguistic politics and nationalism. She considers the ways the state has dealt with multilingualism and the role of languages in the constitution of the Indian nation. This title is also available as Open Access.

List of contents

Introduction: nation in the vernacular; 1. How the vernacular became regional; 2. Vernacular publics: a modern Odia readership imagined; 3. The Odia political subject and the rise of the Odia movement; 4. Odisha as vernacular homeland; 5. The invisible minority: history and the problem of the Adivasi; 6. The genius of India: linguistic difference, regionalism and the Indian nation; Postscript.

About the author

Pritipuspa Mishra is a Lecturer in History at the University of Southampton.

Summary

Mishra explores the history of the first linguistically organized province in India, Odisha, to illustrate the relationship between linguistic politics and nationalism. She considers the ways the state has dealt with multilingualism and the role of languages in the constitution of the Indian nation. This title is also available as Open Access.

Product details

• Authors: Pritipuspa Mishra, Pritipuspa (University of Southampton) Mishra
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781108443319
• ISBN: 978-1-108-44331-9
• No. of pages: 259
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Linguistics, 20th Century, Social & cultural history, India, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Colonialism & imperialism, Social and cultural history, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, HISTORY / Asia / South / General