In Bijawar, the language is Bundelkhandi (or Bundeli), a quasi-dialect of Hindi. The written languages, in Devanagari script, are exactly the same. The comparison, for example, between “English” as a concept and the English specifically spoken in California might be apt. I speak some Hindi, although not very well and not very fluently. I basically [...]

For some time now, my family has wanted to start a computer education program in Bijawar, the small village in Madhya Pradesh, India, where my dad grew up. His mother – my grandmother – still spends most of her time there, although her children and their families all live elsewhere. According to the 2001 census, [...]