Bio
Dr. Ilyas Khan is an accomplished academician with a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Aligarh Muslim University, India. He specializes in Socio-linguistics, Language Contact, and historical linguistics. With a proven track record, He has published nearly nine research papers and book chapters in reputed, peer-reviewed journals. He has actively participated in national and international conferences, workshops, seminars, and web talks. His research interests also include computational linguistics, and he has designed syllabi for AI & Computational Linguistics courses. He has a strong command of qualitative and technical research methodologies.
Dr. Khan has a diverse teaching experience spanning over five years post-PhD. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India (since October 2024). Over the years, he has mentored students, designed syllabi, and led numerous academic initiatives.
Experience
Galgotias University
2024 - Present • School of BusinessResearch
Historical Overview of Language Politics in Post-Colonial India
One of the main political issues in Indian politics is connected to language problem. After India’s independence the government decided that the official language of India will be Hindi. In this paper, I have attempted to take a look at study of politics of languages in late colonial India. A set of languages used by political operators in the Indian scenario where the diverse political scenarios play a vital role in the linguistic matters viz, organization of languages, language policies and planning, minority and majority languages. The motive of this paper is to present the historical overview of language politics in India and its impact on the documentation and organization of languages. How the political concern influences the up gradation and degradation of the status of a language. It further illustrates how the government policies used for the development of majority languages, causing a threat to minority languages
