The Scripps National Spelling Bee’s annual list of study words for third graders drew the ire of conservatives fuming over its embrace of the feminist variation for “women.” The 2024-25 study list posted on school district websites includes the term “womyn” as an approved option for spelling “women” that third graders who want to compete in the national spelling competition …
The written works of Dravidar Kazhagam founder and social reformer ‘Thanthai Periyar’ E.V. Ramasamy will be published in print and digital editions in 21 Indian and world languages at a cost of ₹5 crore, the Tamil Nadu government said in the Assembly on Friday. Presenting the 2022-23 budget, Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan noted that ‘Thanthai Periyar’ worked tirelessly till …
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