this is relevant. i swear.
penn, having a
very strong south asian studies program (despite
repeated attempts to rid the university of such a
deplorable thing-- i say this in jest. i'm kashmiri and a
south asian minor) offers nearly every official south
asian language (exception: kashmiri. am i bitter? hah).
we do also have Tamil.
but, i've never really
figured out why indian questions are so big in nerdbowl..
i mean, i answer them, i even find myself writing
them.. but it doesn't seem to be your average common
knowledge.
but then again, not much of qb actually is.
take hindi. because that's only a script away from
urdu and urdu poetry is amazing.
-roopsi