As an Englishman, I would be sooo happy. The hold is still one. Even the Monghols/Mughuls cannot boast such following of their Urdu/Afgani/Turkish/Arabic as there is for English.
Moghuls must be thinking, where they messed up to the English might when they ruled most of the South Asia.
RE:RE:A wet dream of the N Indians
by Dakshin on Jan 06, 2008 03:57 AM Permalink
Well English is a language that is foreign to India, but for all purposes it is a global language. Even the Chinese are learning it. People have issues with Hindi and other language depending on the region they belong to, so there is no alternative to English.
RE:RE:A wet dream of the N Indians
by Dakshin on Jan 06, 2008 03:59 AM Permalink
Hindi is nothing but mix of Urdu, Afgani, Persian, Arabia, Turkish and Prakrit. So it's half foreign for India.
RE:RE:A wet dream of the N Indians
by Sher Singh on Jan 06, 2008 05:14 AM Permalink
NO Hindi is a pure language in it's own right and is derived from Sanskrit, a language native to India. The mix of Urdu, Afghani, Persian, Arabic etc. is HINDUSTANI. That is why that language is called Hindustani and not HINDI. Of course the common man is unaware of this and thinks what he's actually speaking daily is Hindi. And that is incorrect. What he's speaking is Hindustani. So NO, Hindi is NOT half foreign, Hindustani is. Get your facts right before posting please, as people can be mis-informed.
