CultureLiteratureLanguage is a vessel that carries history, culture and tradition. You kill a language, you kill history, your culture, you kill tradition, and that is what is happening. Author: Javed AkhtarVertical Tabs NotesThe quote is from Akhtar's talk at the Jaipur Literature Festival in January, 2014. TaxonomyTags: languagejaved akhtarjaipurIndian connection: ModerateConnotations: Negative Further readingHindustan Times (Children learning English at the cost of vernacular languages: Javed Akhtar)