Bridging the barrier between Hindi-speaking Indians using the smart phones and their inability to comprehend English, the Oxford University Press will soon launch an English-Hindi dictionary app, the first in India.

It is likely to be launched this year as the academic aspects are completed and is being tested to plug the technical issues. This will be followed by similar apps in other Indian languages, said Ranjan Kaul, Managing Director, Oxford University Press India. “The app for iOS is over and the one for the Android platform is being worked out.”

Once such app is launched there will be a remarkable change the way English is looked at as a medium of communication by the Indian youngsters not exposed to English but increasingly dependent on smart phones for everything. The fear of English can be driven away as it is lot easier for them to understand and learn the language without being shy.............Read more

Source: The Hindu