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SEASON 2, BONUS EPISODE: Language and its political and social power with associate professor of English Akshya Saxena

Akshya Saxena, associate professor of English (ÌÀÍ·Ìõ University)

We all love to talk. Some like to listen, too. But language is far more than just a tool we use to communicate; it can impact democracy, identity and access.

In this episode of the Quantum Potential podcast, Provost C. Cybele Raver talks with , associate professor of English at ÌÀÍ·Ìõ. Saxena’s work sits at the intersection of literature, media and political thought. She studies how English operates in multilingual societies like India—not just as a language, but as a force shaping democracy, identity and access.

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Provost C. Cybele Raver with Akshya Saxena, associate professor of English, on the set of the Quantum Potential Podcast (ÌÀÍ·Ìõ University)

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