Many years ago, a well known editor and columnist had written that since he writes in english, speaks most of the time in english, most of his reading is english, and he even consequently thinks in english, therefore his mother tongue ought to be English! At that time, such statement sounded too arrogant and whimsical. [...]
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Research Requirements
Why advanced countries are more into research of social sciences than the developing world? And particularly, one can find the research of various disciplines of social sciences relating to developing countries in the developed world, rather than the original country. The reasons are obvious: 1) Funds : Social sciences are (and particularly disciplines like History [...]
Bengali Language: A Brief Introduction
Bengali Language: A Brief Introduction © Anup Mukherjee, i3pep.org, (Nov, 2003) Bengali language is the mother tongue of the people of West Bengal and Bangladesh. Both West Bengal and Bangladesh share a similar cultural heritage and a common history (until 1947). The area that is now Bangladesh is the eastern part of Bengal, and the [...]
