Mr Prasanna, in Karanataka atleast you can read the bus route as it is in Arabic numerals. I was in Uttranchal (UP then) where the numerals are sanskrit or Hindi. I guess Mr VINAY is correct. Gone are those days where you must learn Hindi to get a Govt Job. Now it is time to learn the local language at it helps you more. And VINAY, in my company they have Kannada classes for employees and we are learning. Hope you appreciate our spirit. Aside of these I guess ppl whose mother tongue is Hindi expect the whole of India to learn it. I guess it shows their arrogance. They should be given the Tamil Nadu treatment where Hindi was wiped off the face of Tamilnadu. If the same treatment is given to Hindi else where in other non hindi states, then Hindi will have its day!!!