Abhishek Avtans
Abhishek Avtans teaches Indic languages and linguistics at Leiden University (the Netherlands). He tweets at @avtansa.
Shaking the melting pot
The role of contact languages in multilingual milieux.
Aug 24, 2021
It takes a village to save a language
Pidgins, creoles and mixed languages of Southasia.
Jul 13, 2021
Under the sun
Summer words and phrases in Southasian languages.
May 18, 2021
Translating a pandemic
The impact of COVID-19 terminology on Southasian languages.
Apr 07, 2021
Latest Articles
Unpacking the floods in Pakistan
On root causes, challenges and gaps in state capacity.
Fighting for their lives
The story of India's HIV patients and the antiretroviral drug supply crisis.
Talking to Tehreek-i-Taliban
Pakistan’s negotiations with the banned group may lead to more violence and instability.
Integral yet dispensable
On the impact of targeted killings of migrant workers in Kashmir.
