Share Aligarh: “Mother tongue is the language of our heart and mind and clearly there is more comfort expressing in it. The native language forms one’s identity. People are recognised by the language they speak and the culture they follow,” said Prof Shaik Mastan, former Dean, Faculty of Arts, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and currently a member of the Andhra Pradesh State Official Language Commission. He was delivering a special lecture organised to mark the ‘Mother Language Day’ celebrations by the Telugu section, Department of Modern Indian Languages, AMU. Mother tongue is not ...