Comments on: Hindi is not our National Language – Setting things right

By: festplatte retten

festplatte retten — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:08:17 +0000

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By: arabian nomad

arabian nomad — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:13:05 +0000

Hi Guys,
I live in Germany and guess what the joke I get to hear.
“English have left the Indians. Indian haven’t left the slavery of English”.
I would recommend one language which is understood by everyone. If there is no consensus, let us translate words of English in beautiful languages of Tamil or Marathi. I would prefer to speak one national language of India but not English.

By: Deb Lyndaker

Deb Lyndaker — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:43:36 +0000

Hi – I would like to say thank you for an interesting post about a subject I have had an interest in for a long time now. I have been looking in and reading the posts avidly so just wanted to express my gratitude for providing me with some very good reading material. I look forward to more, and taking a more active part in the discussions here, whilst picking up some knowledge too!!

By: shripad

shripad — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:38:13 +0000

HINDI IS LANGUAGE OF HINDI SPEAKING AREA
DONOT IMPOSE ON OTHERS
IN VIEW OF GLOBALISATION ENGLISH BE BEST
AND ALLOW LOCAL STATES TO USE THEIR LANGUAGE
IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO LEARN HINDI BY EVERYBODY

By: avatar

avatar — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:20:51 +0000

@Tathagat

u say ‘except tamil nadu evry whre hindi is spoken and understood’…WRONGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG………

Hindi is not spoken or even understood by the common people in Kerala,karnataka etc….
South India is not onlt tamil nadu…
And there are other non hindi speaking states in this country

By: Antony

Antony — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:09:36 +0000

In a complex country like India, English has best served as the “National” language. As long as the people from other “non-Hindi” speaking states are not forced to speak Hindi, business remains as usual. Once Hindi is imposed on non-Hindi speaking people, trouble erupts. Look at the language, literature, dance, and music of non-Hindi speaking states (Tamilnadu, Andhra, Orissa, Manipur etc.). They are not going to give up Bharatnatyam, Odissi, Kuchhipudi, or Manipur in favor of Hindi. The Dance cannot go without music and music cannot develop without a strong language. This is what the apprehension of the people who are in literature, dance, or music.
These folks are intellectuals and strong loyalists to their own sub-culture within the grater culture of India.

By: Mitesh Ashar

Mitesh Ashar — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:31:21 +0000

I think Tathagat, that you have taken us on a slightly wronger note.
The motive is not to vent any anger/complex towards Hindi.
I am ready to speak to people in any language they are comfortable with and I know, and I don’t have any grudges towards any language.

The motive here is to spread the fact about Hindi being our national language, that has been fitted into the minds of people by the system and its percolation into the society. We don’t want wrong information to be hovering around in our minds.

By: Tathagat

Tathagat — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:10:16 +0000

I don’t understand the reason or motive behind this blog. It just seems some non-Hindi speaking guy with an inferiority complex had to write something somewhere to vent his anger / complex, resulting in this blog.
Just as Tamil is spoken in Tamil Nadu, Hindi is spoken and understood in the rest of the country – yes, other than T.N. Hindi is spoken and understood everywhere else. Hindi has never dominated any other language, it’s just that people find it convenient to use as a link language. Only in TN people don’t understand this fact. They live in some sort of an inferiority complex thinking that Hindi is attacking their language,etc. which is not true. Whatever status Hindi enjoys right now is because people across India have accepted it and it will decline in stature if people stop accepting it. And anyway, each state has the full freedom to use its own language so where is the reason for confrontation? I just don’t see why anybody should have any problem with Hindi as long as nobody is forcing the language upon them. Or is it that you guys are jealous and envious that Hindi is so popular and widely spoken?

By: Nash

Nash — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:06:47 +0000

Why are people so confused over the difference between a “National” language and an “Official Language” ?

By: Hardik

Hardik — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:09:54 +0000

http://india.gov.in/knowindia/official_language.php