We are loosing our National spirit. We want to be recognised by our local language and culture instead of INDIANS we want to be called MARATHIS, MALYALIS, BENGALIS, KANNADIS, UDIYA, MADARSEES ETC. The political parties to gain local mileage are responsible for the same. We must put efforts to be known as Indians understanding our brothers and sisters and communicate in a language understood by all.
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Ashfaq Shaikh, Private practitioner/Lawyer, Legal & General Group
| 06 29 2010 16:03:08 +0000
1.Every one remember that,HINDI is not our national language...!It is our official language recognized by Indian govt, same as Telugu,Tamil, Kannada...etc. Every India have a right to learn any language at any time...but in case of Hindi in AP,Karnataka,it is second teaching language.some people feeling they are forcedly learning Hindi.Thats the first step for all this issues...! Anther reason is political parties..They are using "language" for there vote bank politics...! All to gather many people feeling that, Hindi dominating the other languages in India. Thank you..!
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Phani Rameswar Chinta, HR Executive, Bhagavathi Ana Labs Ltd
| 06 28 2010 11:39:20 +0000
IT ACTUALLY DOESNT NEED TO... HINDI IS OUR NATIONAL LANGUAGE & HAS ALWAYS GOT THE TOP STATUS & WILL ALWAYS LEAD ! What we need to Debate about is - IS ENGLISH SLOWLY BUT SURELY, TAKING THE SHEEN OFF 'HINDI LANGUAGE' ??? Today... the need of the Hour is to be able to Correctly Communicate in English. International Business & Business in India requires that in strong proportions. Lets talk about India perse... Go to any SOUTHERN STATE, they will prefer to talk to you in English & not Hindi. The growing importance of English in our routine lives has also grown to alarming proportions. HINDI is the Leading Indian Language and will remain so. Happy Debating Friends !
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Naushad H.L., Creative Director, MAD COMMUNICATION
| 06 25 2010 06:38:44 +0000
Unity in diversity is the theme of India. But, there are plenty of ignominious political leaders take advantage for their personal interest. Language is a vehicle of thought or we can say," a mirror of mind". Each section communicate their interest thro' their language. But , majority of people speak Hindi does not warrant enforcement on minority. Tamils, rather a southerner ,takes pain to learn languages. not only Hindi but also Telugu,Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi. But, I hardly find any Hindi people learn any other language except their mother tongue.Why is it so?. You mean to say ," MAJORITY WINS THE RACE- PROPOSITION".When diversity is to be maintained with unity , the Nation is to communicate the thought thro' the languages it is known to the mass. Simple instance I, just highlight here that I come across in my services. There was a letter from RTO office , Northern state, writing only in Hindi to RTO in Tamilnadu. Whereas, the RTO in Tamilnadu replies to it in Tamil with English version promptly with service-mindedness. Whereas, the Hindi RTO does not even, bother to append the English version of the message sent. Because of shear vanity that, Hindi is the national language.Where does it takes the mass & service then? All evils follow from such persons only.As long as this kind of fishing in commotion exists & people shelter to gain prevails Language problem do arise. Be it Hindi or English or any other Language, the Society is to stumble upon for Growth unless a high visionary leader makes a head-way, that I do not think will happen in India. This is nothing new. Even in USA, PEOPLE LIVES WITH SPANISH,GERMAN,ITALIAN, DUTCH, ENGLISH etc etc. So,carry on.
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KALIYAMOORTHY , Oil & Gas Area Coordinator, Undisclosed
| 06 24 2010 14:27:02 +0000
Ayan is right since hindi is spoken in all parts of our country it has obviously taken some sheen out of all languages in our country. During long past I have seen and experience people in Tamil Nadu will not speak hindi and pretain they dont know the language. As on today there are a lot of people speak hindi if they are asked in hindi. Everything said and done India is a country which is united in diversity.
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Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant
| 06 24 2010 13:51:45 +0000
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IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT UNLESS AND UNTIL VERY HEAVILY SUPPORTED BY GOVTS,FOR HINDI TO TAKE THE SHEEN OFF SOUTH INDIAN LANGUAGES.SOUTH INDIA IS DOMINATED BY ENGLISH.
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s.baalu , Consultant, XYZ LTD
| 06 29 2010 14:06:03 +0000
Mr Ayan,i do not agree here with you.Of all the Southern languages,"TAMIL " is still in pure form and has rightly been accorded status of classical language.I ma happy to learn from you the people are using " HINDI" as means of communication. It is really a positive sign that India is evolving in to a country.All languages and dialects are national treasure and no one takes the sheen of any one. Hindi has therefore, not taken sheen but it has enriched other languages. iagree with your one point that people should learn local languages to understand local people and local culuture.
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Mohammad Bakhsh, Project Leader/Managing Consultant, Freelancer
| 06 26 2010 04:28:12 +0000
I don't think so. Every South Indian language , whether it is Tamil , Malayalam , Telugu , Kannada or for that matter any other language of any other region ( Punjabi , Marathi , Bengali ,... ) is steeped in tradition , and intimately bound up with its own culture. Thus Malayalam is intimately bound up with Kerala , with its own dance form of Kathakali and so many other things , such as its own kind of food ,... Thus , when two Malayalis meet each other , what binds them is not just the language , it is also the entire culture of Kerala. So it is with each of the other regions , such as Tamil Nadu , Karnataka , Orissa ,... To say that Hindi is in competition with the South Indian languages is laughable ; no South Indian is going to renounce his own language for Hindi. I am not a Tamilian , though I was born and brought up in Madras ( now Chennai ). Most of my life ( more than 37 years ) has been spent outside Tamil Nadu , in North India. Even though I am comfortable with Hindi , I will never forget my Tamil. So it is with almost all South Indians.
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K. NARAYAN, None, None
| 06 25 2010 16:28:38 +0000
Thanks for invite Ayan, Where is the need to compare. Tamil is a regional language and of course as old as many others yet limited to Tamilnadu. As Knannda, Telugu and Malyalam are not exactly Tamil. Hindi on the other hand is wider in spread and since most opressions took effect from north it kept changing in character thus more accomodating language. Both Tamil and Hindi owe roots to Sanskrit and so do many others it is the quantum of impact of change that affected closeness though.
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Ravindra Sharma, Managing Consultant, CHEF-India
| 06 25 2010 09:07:12 +0000
Naushad ji, Just to correct the info: HINDI is not national language of India. And just a link to read more :http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5496231.cms Happy debating
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Ravindra Sharma, Managing Consultant, CHEF-India
| 06 25 2010 09:07:02 +0000
I agree that people from hindi states (north) r not open to the idea oflearning other language t(hey dont hv a flair for languages, thats my reading).. that is causing a tiff.. but if hindi has spread more largly due to hindi movies than due to state efforts.. so no use blaming hindi... we r kind of obssesed with english at the cost of our own..
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Priya Varadan, Independent consultant, Self employed
| 06 25 2010 07:28:53 +0000
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