Tag: May-illuminate

• August 5, 2020

  Languages in Konkan

  Curious ways in which language became a barrier as well as a saviour during my fieldwork, made me ponder over linguistics. Spoiler alert: I am no linguist (my sister is). As I went about my field-day collecting oral narratives, engaging in pleasantries and often being a keen listener to “off the record” local gossip, the…