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  Veer Savarkar death anniversary: Do you know how many languages he could speak and write?

  India | February 26, 2026 16:26 IST

  Veer Savarkar death anniversary: Savarkar stood as a linguistic powerhouse, commanding fluency in 10-14 tongues such as Marathi (his native language), Hindi, English, Sanskrit, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Persian, Urdu, plus working knowledge of Russian and Latin.

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  Google: 90% of new Net users, 20% searches in local languages

  India | December 02, 2019 22:38 IST

  Language searches have grown manifold in the country in the past five years with as many as 20 percents of all the billions of online searches being carried out in the local languages, says online giant Google. 

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  Khattar's love of languages got him standing ovation in Japan

  October 13, 2019 0:01 IST

  Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar appeared on India TV's show Aap Ki Adalat this weekend. The 65-year-old leader got candid about his love for learning new languages, and how it got him applause in Japan. In conversation with India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma, Khattar revealed he can speak in Hindi, English, Punjabi and other languages as well. Infact, he was lauded for his speeches in Japan and Russia.

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  6 hilarious obstacles a foreigner faces in India

  Lifestyle | November 04, 2014 9:27 IST

  If you had the chance to visit a foreign country, what's the first thing you remember looking out for?An Indian face…? Restaurant or dine-ins serving Indian food…? Most importantly somebody understanding your (personalized) version of