Unity in diversity - all Indian languages should get equal respect. Hindi speakers should accept that Hindi is just another regional and not try to impose it on non-Hindi speaker. The government should back off from language and give up its linguistic engineering.
RE:Stop making country a Hindi Union!
by mahendra sapa on Apr 12, 2008 12:57 AM Permalink
I love, respect and care my mom, at the same time I love, respect and care for all my masis (mother's sisters). I guess Hindi is a national language because of all the languages Hindi is spoken and/or understood by most people. IT's NOT DISRESPECTING ANY OTHER LANGUAGE. Language like Tamil (if I'm right) was taught by ShivJi to one of the Saint. How can it be inferior.
If there is a way to quickly teach majority a language, Sanskrit then may be we can have that as our today's national language.
One way to solve this issue (if you consider it an issue) is to promote interstate marriages.
RE:Stop making country a Hindi Union!
by Sankalp on Apr 12, 2008 01:02 AM Permalink
Sapa,you are in a dream world.How would almost everyone understand Hindi? Most of us from South don't understand the Persian,Arabic,Turkish,Urdu words that is most commonly uded in Hindi along with many obliterated Sanskrit words..Do you understand that? While many of us from South understand pure Sanskrit words better than people in the North.So what language should be our National language.
Tamil is one of the earliest language s[oken in India after people started inhabiting the subcontinent.It should also be given its due respect.
RE:Stop making country a Hindi Union!
by mahendra sapa on Apr 12, 2008 01:12 AM Permalink
You have a point. Movies have spoiled our language and hence the use of foreign words. There is an effort going on to revive Sanskrit, but it has not reached a level where it can be declare a national language.
May be you are right that many in South understand pure Sanskrit words, but I don't think if that's sufficient (communication wise).
I think every language must be respect and individual's must do their part. Language should be the unitying force and not the other way.
RE:RE:Stop making country a Hindi Union!
by stav on Apr 12, 2008 12:20 AM Permalink
Sanskrit should be made the national language, it is the only language acceptable to all.
RE:RE:Stop making country a Hindi Union!
by sameer deb on Apr 12, 2008 02:41 AM Permalink
remove the concept of national language make all languages even if it is spoken by one literally dumb guy, equal
RE:Stop making country a Hindi Union!
by Pavan on Apr 12, 2008 04:30 AM Permalink
Tamil cannot and should not be made a national language, the state itself works on the concept of hate, hindu priests are ostracised and looked down upon, how can a state which discriminates its own kind be give respect ? I am a south indian, but i am all for Sanskrit as it is the originator of all languages, tamils already have a problem with hindi, if they have a problem with Sanskrit also , we know they have a superior complex and need to fly from cloud 9 to the ground
RE:Stop making country a Hindi Union!
by Ato Makar on Apr 12, 2008 05:03 AM Permalink
Regionalism at its best... this is how we Indians are. It either North vs South, Hindu Vs Muslim than there is always cast issue. Grow up people. When can we forget all this any say " I am an Indian"
