Languages make us human. The ability to communicate and be understood through songs, art, words, inscriptions, or even gestures is essential because we, as a species, cannot live in isolation. And each one of these languages has its own journey. Early humans leaving messages on cave walls; three men on a raft stumbling upon a language they weren't looking for; a secret language that evolved to hide a people; the world's only undeciphered language that is 4000 years old. The stories in this book take you from the northeastern-most tip of our country to the forests in central India, from indigenous languages that are thousands of years old to those that have developed recently. Engrossing, entertaining, and packed with trivia, this book is for non-fiction lovers and students, who have a keen interest in all things India!
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An electronics and telecommunication engineer turned award-winning author, Vaishali Shroff loves writing about untold histories and unsung people. Her rich non-fiction repertoire has been widely recognized. Breaking Moulds made it to the White Ravens list and was runner-up at the Publishing Next Awards. Batata, Pao, and All Things Portuguese won the SCBWI (USA) Scholarship, AutHer Award and received an honourable mention at the BK Awards. Critically acclaimed Taatung Tatung and Other Amazing Stories of India’s Diverse Languages was recognized by the National Translation Mission. She was also invited to speak at The British Society for the History of Science. She prefers children over adults and chocolate over everything else.