Legitimising Standard Languages : Perspectives from a School in Banaras

Cover; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Series Editor's Note*; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Nation-State and Language Markets: Hindias a School Language in India; 3 Languages and Schools in Banaras: State and Community Linkages; 4 Between Standards and Mohalla Location: Hind Kishor Higher Secondary School ; 5 Educational Strategies in Changing Language Market; 6 Boli ka Prasaar, Shuddhata ka Prachaar: Spreading Speech, Propagating Purity; 7 Conclusion; Annexure; Bibliography; Index; About the Author and Series Editor.
This book employs an ethnographic approach to explore the reproduction of class, status and ethnic identities through the schooling process.