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    The article discusses how the Hindi language has historically suppressed references to caste by omitting terms related to caste-based occupations from dictionaries and grammar books. It argues that upper caste reformers deliberately defined Hindi in caste-neutral terms to make it a national language, obscuring the caste identities and traditions embedded in regional dialects. The erasure of caste from Hindi was an assertion of upper caste social dominance meant to establish their vision of Hindi as a symbol of national unity.

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    The presumption of caste hierarchy in everyday usage of the Hindi language in India

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    The article discusses how the Hindi language has historically suppressed references to caste by omitting terms related to caste-based occupations from dictionaries and grammar books. It argues that upper caste reformers deliberately defined Hindi in caste-neutral terms to make it a national language, obscuring the caste identities and traditions embedded in regional dialects. The erasure of caste from Hindi was an assertion of upper caste social dominance meant to establish their vision of Hindi as a symbol of national unity.

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    The article discusses how the Hindi language has historically suppressed references to caste by omitting terms related to caste-based occupations from dictionaries and grammar books. It argues that upper caste reformers deliberately defined Hindi in caste-neutral terms to make it a national language, obscuring the caste identities and traditions embedded in regional dialects. The erasure of caste from Hindi was an assertion of upper caste social dominance meant to establish their vision of Hindi as a symbol of national unity.

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    Amitranjan Basu Brilliant article that brings out the hidden casteism in Hindi!
    27 Jun, 2019

    Bidur Adhikari Interesting...sad to see how the elite class always tried to suppress intellectuals
    27 Jun, 2019 from so-called low castes...

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