A tamilian asks me why Hindi be called National language and not Tamil? I responded.. why English is considered International language and not spanish/french? Its easy to teach Hindi to rest of 30% people rather than teaching Tamil to over 90% of India. Why didnt one ask the logic behind accepting English as a mandatory language? Also, if forcing language is wrong, why Karuna's desicion to make tamil mandatory applauded by every tamilian? If one state should have one language, why shouldnt one country has one language?
RE:Why Hindi?
by Arrow on Feb 22, 2008 05:12 AM Permalink
The government is asking all students to learn tamil for standards 1 - 10, Which I believe is good for the kids if they were to make their lives in TN. Like I will be happy to ask my kid to learn telugu if I were in hyderabad. They arent asking them not to learn other languages.
RE:RE:Why Hindi?
by Bhartiya on Feb 22, 2008 10:30 AM Permalink
because u feel doesn't mean India feels. writing message from some remote place is easy, come and say that in front of me, i will tell u & make u as bad and junk as tamil is... people say muslims are threat to this country, but i used to say that first of all India should kick these tamilians out of the country to LTTE. u r the number one backstabber people and state in this country. but don't worry sooner or later India will neutralize u.
RE:Why Hindi?
by Arrow on Feb 22, 2008 05:06 AM Permalink
because I feel tamil is a much superior language to hindi, given its rich grammar, literary depth and age old history, the only other language is sanskrit (which I hold in high regards and is the true devnagari). I cant throw my local language and learn some junk language because majority speak that.
Solution is make sanskrit as national language, let the states & locals decide the language within states.
RE:Why Hindi?
by Bhartiya on Feb 22, 2008 10:29 AM Permalink
because u feel doesn't mean India feels. writing message from some remote place is easy, come and say that in front of me, i will tell u & make u as bad and junk as tamil is... people say Muslims are threat to this country, but i used to say that first of all India should kick these tamilians out of the country to LTTE. u r the number one backstabber people and state in this country. but don't worry sooner or later India will neutralize u.
RE:Why Hindi?
by ThoondilKaaran on Feb 22, 2008 06:29 AM Permalink
CZar, what do you mean? doesn't not make sense? Peacock is there in every Indian state forest. so it's national bird
RE:RE:Why Hindi?
by ThoondilKaaran on Feb 22, 2008 06:55 AM Permalink
sorry Czar... I got it. you r rediculing the other guy who was calling majority language Hindi as nation language...
u r right... by his logic,majority bird 'crow' should be national bird...
RE:RE:RE:Why Hindi?
by Bhartiya on Feb 22, 2008 10:40 AM Permalink
if k**lus people like u can be in India, then why not crow can become a national bird? let that be.. people say muslims are threat to this country, but i used to say that first of all India should kick these tamilians out of the country to LTTE. u r the number one backstabber people and state in this country. but don't worry sooner or later India will neutralize u.
RE:Why Hindi?
by ThoondilKaaran on Feb 22, 2008 05:16 AM Permalink
for your information, there are more Spanish speaking people in the world than English speaking world..
RE:Why Hindi?
by Kumar N on Feb 22, 2008 05:26 AM Permalink
Just to make things right, Hindi is NOT a national language as per the constitution. Both Hindi and English are official languages of India. There is a lot of difference between a national and official language. For a Tamilian Hindi is as alien as Eglish, so learning Hindi and English are the same, it is better for him/her to learn English rather than Hindi. Moreover Karunanidhi is not forcing every one to learn only Tamil, the law states that English and Tamil should be taught and it allows any one to learn any other language. Not sure how many know, Tamil Nadu education board has exams for many many languages.
Similar language laws exist in Karnataka & Maharastra. Language is a sensitive issue. If India needs to be one country, Hindi should not be imposed in any part of India.
Just a note, there was never a country called India before British came, they united bunch of territories to one country for their administrative purposes. After independence most ethnic communities agreed to remain one. Unity in diversity holds this country together. Hope Hindi language fanatics will not destroy this.
RE:Why Hindi?
by ThoondilKaaran on Feb 22, 2008 05:14 AM Permalink
Hindi was never accepted as national language by aEvell freedom fightters. Even Nehru backed off from pormoting Hindi. English is considered as international language because all the business are done in English. We don't want Tamil to be national language. but when u come to Tamilnadu, u can't get away with Hindi. the whole TN is not going to learn Hindi just because some guy who could not find a job in his home town is trying a make a home in TN.
RE:Why Hindi?
by x d on Feb 22, 2008 05:29 AM Permalink
No one is forcing you to learn Hindi. Its just the politicians who are sending confusing signals and we are just believing them. These guys are spreading FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt)... we are never apply our brains to process these informations.
I donot understand, why we Indians are so insecure. Education comes under state list, and State Govt has sole right to implement them. So my dear friends, please donot feel insecure about someone forcing you to learn Hindi.
Politicians may do lot of circus acts, to send a FUD that "Hindi is coming" or Hindi would replace local language, but I donot see it happening.
