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deforestation  

A recent editorial in the Times of India stated that the English word deforestation should be used in lieu of its Hindi equivalent because the Hindi word might not be familiar to people. Saying so is an indication of author's lack of enthusiasm towards learning.

lionize  

Within our media, we need to regularly lionize efforts like the Tata Nano and plenty of others so that more Indians know about the kind of great innovation work that happens in our country. -- "India's Indigenous Genius: Jugaad", Wall Street Journal, 15 July 2009

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