Ritu Satya-Rekha

A linguist who is not fluent in any language so please don't ask me how many languages I can speak | Wildlife rehabilitator in another world |

[Ritu Satya-Rekha @ritusharma9736]

@mybmcWardT kindly fix this manhole cover opposite Shreeji Foods Mulund Station West side, beside FOB, before it takes any human down with it.

2nd, July 2026, 11:54pm.

@mybmc @mulund_info

[Ritu Satya-Rekha @ritusharma9736]

Yes, one can call it Travel Trauma Bonding. You know only if you really know.

[Akshita @keylimepie2000]

Have you all noticed how everytime two people from Mumbai meet, their first question to each other is ALWAYS:

“Which part of Mumbai are you from?”

And then there’s an analysis after that.

[Ritu Satya-Rekha @ritusharma9736]

@Hereonlen Dilli was hub in welcoming migrants from other north states, Garhwal Sabha etc were already established, & location + culture proximity. Mumbai, West/migration, 70s 80s city already had anti-migrant sentiment until boom of mills where many Garhwali migrants would work too.

[Ritu Satya-Rekha @ritusharma9736]

And also ब्वै or ब्वे, in the pauri garhwal variety?

[Venomous Strikes @ExpectoGladius]

The words for “mother” in the different languages of Himachal, J&K and Uttarakhand. ❤️

Credit: @TharahKardu and @project_pahari

[Ritu Satya-Rekha @ritusharma9736]

🙄 A better question to ask, why have 225 Marathi medium schools shut in Maharashtra in last 2 years. Oh wait...data comes from the govt's budget session. So those who need to know already know what is happening.

[Shivkanya @MissShivkanya]

Bombay Scottish school ICSE board please check The subjects offered to class 8 onwards why is Hindi offered as second language ? Why is Marathi not compulsory? @mygovMaha @mieknathshinde @SunetraA_Pawar @DrSEShinde @ShivsenaUBTComm @Shivsenaofc @MarathiYugantar @marathi_chalwal

[Ritu Satya-Rekha @ritusharma9736]

sonority should rise toward the vowel but here it falls (SSP rule). By saying iskūla (prothesis) or sakūla (epenthesis), they break cluster into separate syllables, ensuring the sound pattern aligns with native phonology. To sounds good (and acceptable to their ears).

[Ritu Satya-Rekha @ritusharma9736]

True. my dadi would say iskool but could easily manage to say other common eng. words like L1 speakers. Native Hindi, Bhojpuri, Maithili speakers also tend to subconsciously repair the /sk/ cluster to avoid sonority hump. It just comes naturally to L1 speakers. They just do it

[Abhishek Avtans अभिषेक अवतंस 🌐 Public Linguist @avtansa]

Key concepts involved here in the quoted classroom incidents are language proficiency vs language awareness. Language proficiency is the ability to use a language functionally to communicate for real-world purposes across a wide range of topics and settings.

[Ritu Satya-Rekha @ritusharma9736]

Not sure what counts as normal. But in Indian languages they have quiet interesting names. Almost got me thinking about some Indian ladybugs like sonapaṅkhī (literally golden-winged), gubaraillā (a kind of beetle that hovers around dung) & kisān mitra (farmer’s friend).

[Talia Ringer 🕊🪬 @TaliaRinger]

Why does ladybug have such interesting names in so many languages? Ladybug, Moses' cow, the lord's beast, red taxi. Is literally any language normal about ladybugs?

[Vidya @VidyaKrishnan]

Part II: State of Rural health for @PARInetwork

From Lil Rann of Kutch where water has been privatized. Salt & heat draws out water from everything: lips crack, throats burn w. thirst, eyes water & heels split.
Everything & everyone is thirsty here

https://t.co/9GCpv03QwN

[Ritu Satya-Rekha @ritusharma9736]

🫩Asking is not the issue. 'Who are we asking' is. In Maharashtra 255 Marathi medium schools have shut down in less than 2 years. Not sure how making auto drivers learn Marathi will 'preserve' a classical language.

[ki lla @ki_lla23750]

@sonalishelar Asking to learn Marathi which is official language of state is now a crime. Wow. You low self esteemed wannabe bimaru should understand the difference between Language preservation movement & terror.
You are crying as if we are asking to make Marathi national language of India.

[Ritu Satya-Rekha @ritusharma9736]

Endangered tribal languages that have less than 10k speakers left do not even receive 1cr funding & do not get classical language status.

Your own mother tongue Maithili is on decline & has received less than 25 lakhs for preservation in 5 years.

[Ritu Satya-Rekha @ritusharma9736]

Sanskrit is a sch. language, listed in 8th Sch. of Constitution. Not declared endangered by govt. In last 10 yrs, it has received Rs 2,532.59 cr funding for speakers who have listed it as their L1, around 24k people.

[Shashank Shekhar Jha @shashank_ssj]

As Census 2027 approaches, when asked about languages you know, do include Sanskrit.

Even if not spoken daily, it lives in our prayers, mantras and rituals.

Last census counted Sanskrit speakers in mere thousands.
Meanwhile, Muslims across India listed Urdu WITHOUT being able to read/write it, based on spoken familiarity.

Urdu gets funds while Sanskrit is labelled as “endangered”.

This is about preserving civilizational roots of Hind, Hindu, Hindustan.

#SaveSanskrit

[P. Sainath @PSainath_org]

1/6. At age 86, P. V. Chinnathambi still runs a unique library in the hilly forests of Idukki in Kerala. He has run that library – 2,000 books, all classics – for 15 years now. The books are borrowed, read and returned by poor Muthuvan Adivasis. All this in Edamalakudi, Kerala’s only tribal panchayat and perhaps its – relatively speaking – lowest literacy spot and least educated region. PARI story link https://t.co/VvjratRss7

[Ritu Satya-Rekha @ritusharma9736]

@MTPHereToHelp what nonsense is this at Mulund Station. This car with no driver inside and tinted glass blocked the traffic for good 10 mins including the bus. How is this allowed?

@mulund_info

[Ritu Satya-Rekha @ritusharma9736]

Nothing can beat the GenZ-fication of the word 'sick' as 'cool'. 🥹

[Linguistic Discovery @lingdiscovery]

The Cambridge dictionary recently added over 6,000 new words, including many Gen Z slang terms like “skibidi”, “tradwife”, and “delulu”. Here’s a linguist’s take on these new additions to our lexicon:

https://t.co/LW41Kr6sJO

[Aparna Karthikeyan @AparnaKarthi]

I've started reading this remarkable book by @PARInetwork's managing editor @NamitaWaikar. Learnt so much from the first few chapters. Such an accessible, imp book, tracing the history of the agrarian crisis from colonial days.
Do read the Farmers Protest!
CC: @arpitayodapress

[Ritu Satya-Rekha @ritusharma9736]

No mention that the @RPF_INDIA officials were not present for their mandatory night check. No mention about what action has been taken. Why are these two crucial points not mentioned in your version of the complaint? Just a wishy-washy generic reply. @RailwaySeva

[Ritu Satya-Rekha @ritusharma9736]

Update: Got two calls from @RailwaySeva this morning asking to narrate the incident. Even after explaining it twice, very conveniently the complaint has been closed without acknowledging that the 139 representative refused to help in such a situation.

[Ritu Satya-Rekha @ritusharma9736]

What kind of training do you give your rep at 139? @RailwaySeva How to use this number during emergencies? Highly disappointing . @RPF_INDIA did not visit this coach even once for mandatory late night check except for sleeping after 4 am. (5/Fin)

@Central_Railway @RailMinIndia