I am for the English language as a practical tool of communication. It is an international language now. It may have been imposed upon us but we find it useful now as a "Link Language" amongst us and between us and the rest of the world. Science, law, economics and other disciplines are best studied in English. However, our media celebrates only writers in English. The psyche of our media is still a bit colonial. Only one novel, celebrated for a few months in the USA, is enough to make that author "great" in India. He or She can then go on to lecture the rest of us on issues on which he or she is not knowledgeable at all. If he or she sneezes the media will report it!! Whereas talented writers in Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam - the English language media undervalues. Our media is "colonial" still.
Our "elite" are even more "colonial" in their mind-set. They will deny Indians the truths in their history.
RE:English is Useful but Recognise Regional Languages Too
by prafull malviya on Aug 28, 2008 11:09 AM Permalink
very correct....france, china, germany......every country has made progress in there native language, instead of using some foreign language....... but jai ho india.... hindi mai to koi kaam hi nahi sakta..... angrez chale gaye....apni illegal offspring ko yahi chor gaye..
