Bhasha niye bhasha-bhasha chinta

Tired of speculating about the regime’s next move, or feeling disgusted about the blatant human rights violation, or worrying about the skyrocketing prices?  Here is something completely different to discuss over.  Is the Bangla we speak ‘mangled’?  Should we be worried about the demise of ‘impeccable’ Bangla?  Who decides the standard of impeccability anyhow?  These questions were raised in a series of articles in Prothom Alo some time ago, and have been revived by a recent Daily Star piece (hat tip: Udayan).  I’ll summarise these articles first before ending with some thoughts.  Looking forward to the comments.