| Description | Track 1: discussion in South Asian language, possibly Hindi 0.59 mins
Interview with Papu Chandiram, a student in Delhi. She discusses her education at convent school in Delhi, being taught in English for most subjects, and being taught in Hindi for only one subject. She talks about English being her mother tongue and the different social occasions and moods when she would use English and Hindi. She feels that she is able to express herself more vividly in Hindi and gives some examples using Hindi expressions. She discusses the images and preconceptions she had about England and English people through reading English text books and literature, and talks about the literature she studies for her BA at college. She talks about the different social groups that have formed at the college between girls from public schools and government schools and discusses the main differences between them. She goes on to talk in more detail about the English authors, novels and plays she is studying, and comparing the appreciation she has of these with her appreciation for the Indian literature she is studying. She considers the influence of western culture in India and the extent of young people's understanding and feelings about the western world (tracks 1-8)
Total: 16.48 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF549C0131580 |