Re: Is it not national language
by Vinod on Sep 11, 2008 03:14 PM Permalink
Pray tell us the name of any other language which is spoken by larger number of people than hindi.
Re: Is it not national language
by nakul on Sep 12, 2008 04:06 AM Permalink
friend how does that matter??By your logic mandarin should be accepted as the worlds official language.
Re: Is it not national language
by aaron kumar on Sep 09, 2008 05:49 PM Permalink
Shefali,
As per our Constitution, Hindi is not our National Language, it is our official language.
The issue is that most of us are ignorant by thinking that Hindi is our National Languge but if we read Indian Independence history, we will come to know that Hindi and English are our Official Languages.
Re: Is it not national language
by orrorin on Sep 10, 2008 05:01 AM Permalink
That's right; Hindi is the 'official language of the Central govt of India'. English is also an official language. Many people in UP and Bihar are ignorant of this fact and learning it the hard way.
There was no need for Mrs Bachchan to rake this issue now. This has only helped push moderate, mainstream Maharashtrians to support Raj Thakre. This will have very serious consequences if other political parties (ShivSena, NCP and Congress to name a few) perceive this shift and get into the fray. For a politician, this was an extremely irresponsible statement.
The Bachchans have become damaged goods in Maharashtra.
Re: Is it not national language
by m w on Sep 09, 2008 05:18 PM Permalink
All languages on the back side of 100 rupee notes are national languages, hindi is one amongst them...do u get it now...