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Seventy-Five Years of Sindhi in Post-Partition India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21257751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arvind Iyengar (0000-0002-7303-1524, University of New England), Sundri Parchani (Independent Researcher 519780 Pune India) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-32 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Sindhi Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2667-0925 • E-ISSN: 2667-0925 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/26670925-bja10002 |
| OpenAlex | W4210406438 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 3 |
Since Partition, the Sindhi language in India has frequently been written off by scholars and laypersons alike, citing supposed linguistic corruption, ever-shrinking domains of use, and near-obsolescence in written form. However, census figures have consistently registered an increase in Sindhi speakers in India over the last seven decades. This article argues for a fresh approach to analyzing the journey of Sindhi in post-Partition India to explain this apparent discrepancy. It adopts a language-ecological perspective and evaluates salient grammatical, sociolinguistic, and script-related changes in Indian Sindhi over the last seventy-five years. The article maintains that these changes represent structurally and sociolinguistically plausible adaptations to the language’s ecosystem since Partition. It concludes that, despite a reduction in domains of use, changes in Indian Sindhi, together with an increase in speakers, testify to the language’s survival in India
Biology · Geography · Linguistics · Obsolescence · Salient · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · History · Mathematics · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |