Prof. Joga Singh, former head of Linguistic Department of Punjabi University (Patiala) also participated in this discussion and shared his views analyzing India's new Education Policy.
South Asian Language and Culture Centre held a discussion on "Punjab's Language Policy: Present Situation and Direction". The discussion was held on 30 October 2021 at People's Convention Centre, Sector 36B, Chandigarh.
Dr. Dharamvira Gandhi Member Parliament led "Punjab Manch" yesterday yesterday held a political convention to discuss the issue of "Federalism and Autonomy" in Indian peninsula at Bhakna Bhawan, Sector 29 D Chandigarh.
Dr. Joga Singh, (Professor, Department of Linguistics and Punjabi Lexicography, Punjabi University, Patiala) chaired the second session of this seminar. This is video recording of speech of Professor Joga Singh.
A seminar on “Languages of Sub-Continent and Process of Indian National Building” was organised by Samvad, an organisation to held interaction on socio-political issues, at Punjabi Bhawan, Ludhiana today...n
Prof. Joga Singh said that Languages in India were not recognized in accordance with linguistic norms, rather the politics played it's part in this matter and many languages were not recognized in their independent form. Such languages were merely declared as sub-forms of Hindi. For example as per linguistic parameters Bhojpuri was an independent language but it was declared as a sub-form of Hindi.