Hindi is not our national language-Gujrat High court: Do you agree?

Policy In compliance with the Official Language Resolution, 1968, an Annual Programme is prepared by the Department of Official Language in which targets are set for the offices of the Central Government with regard to originating correspondence, telegrams, telex, etc., in Hindi. A Quarterly Progress Report is called for from the offices of the Central Government regarding achievements vis-à-vis the said targets. An Annual Assessment Report is prepared on the basis of the Quarterly Progress Reports, which is laid on the Tables of both Houses of the Parliament and copies endorsed to State Governments and the Ministries/Departments of the Central Government.The National Awards Scheme for Original Book writing on Gyan-Vigyan has been renamed as Rajiv Gandhi National Awards Scheme for Original Book Writing in Hindi for promoting writing of books in Hindi on all branches of modern Science/Technology and contemporary subjects. This Scheme is open to all citizens of India. At Regional level, Regional Official Language Awards are given each year to the Regional/Subordinate Offices, Public Sector Undertakings, Town Official Language Implementation Committees, Banks and Financial Institutions of the Central Government for outstanding achievements in implementing the Official Language Policy of the Union and accelerating the progressive use of Hindi. IS THERE ANY WORD HINDI IS THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE

In 1976, Official Language Rules were framed under the provisions of section 8(1) of the Official Languages Act, 1963. Its salient features are as under:

1. They apply to all Central Government Offices, including any office of a Commission, Committee or Tribunal appointed by the Central Government and Corporation or Company owned or controlled by it;
2. Communications from a Central Government Office to State/Union Territories or to any person in Region "A" comprising the States of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Haryana and UTs of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Delhi, shall be in Hindi;
3. Communications from a Central Government Office to States/UTs in Region "B" comprising the States of Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, shall ordinarily be in Hindi. However, communication to any person in Region "B" may be either in English or Hindi;
4. Communications from a Central Government Office to a State Government Office in region 'C' comprising all other States and UTs not included in region 'A' & 'B' or to any office (note being a Central Government Office) or person shall be in English;
5. Communications between Central Government Offices and from Central Government Offices to the Offices of the State Governments/Union Territories and individuals, etc., will be in Hindi in such proportions as may be determined from time to time;
6. All Manuals, Codes and other Procedural literature relating to Central Government Offices are required to be prepared both in Hindi and English. All Forms, Headings of Registers, Name Plates, Notice Boards and various items of stationery, etc., are also required to be in Hindi and English;
7. It shall be the responsibility of the officer signing the documents specified in section 3(3) of the Act to ensure that these are issued both in Hindi and English
8. Shall be the responsibility of the administrative head of each Central Government Office to ensure that the provisions of the Act, the Rules and directions issued under Sub-Rule-2 are properly complied with and to devise suitable and effective check points for this purpose

Lol ... Hahha I Lmao after reading this !  :P :D

Hello Mr Munshi Sir... I agree that tamilnadu ppl have not accepted Hindi even as a language... I am sanjay from B'lore(capital of karnataka) . We have accepted hindi as a medium of communication in primary schools..I love hindi ,But Do you know wats happening in B'lore currently Sir? Hindi is literally killing Kannda Sir.. I mean no 1 is ready to speak in kannada in Blore (capital of the kanndingas) even if two persons are from B'lore.. A conversation between 2 B'lorians is in Hindi n not in Kannda..I am really ashamed for accepting hindi Sir.. Respected ppl from hindi speaking belt come here and stay for more than 10-15 years in Blore for their living and they do not learn 1 word in kannada n they expect us to spk in hindi ...What is this attitude Sir?? Mind you India is a union of states and We follow the principle of unity in diversity , we are not ment to be having the same mother tongue...n my mother tongue Kannada , a 2000 year old language is anyday greater and patriotic than a 200 year old hindi... its high time for the other state govt to ban the imposition of hindi and implemnt a rule stating that all the other state people who come here should start learning the respective regional language. With all the languages in India.. there should not be a national language n even if there is.. Hindi a 200 year old language , is definitely not fit to get the status of national language... I mean every regional language be it Marathi, bengali, Kannada(<3), telugu , tamil , is far more important than Hindi... Try to chage your mindset and come out your small shell to learn our history.. Have a nice day bbye... n BTW do not go to Mumbai or Blore with this mindset,... Raj thekray and KSR have started kicking all the Hindi speaking people.. beware !

Himanshu Pathak, Please note that National Language status should be given in our Constitution. Our Constitution doesn't recognize any of the languages as "National Language". Constitution says " Hindi and English is the Official Languages of the Union Govt". Hence, most of the southern states official documents  are both in English and Regional Languages, and not in Hindi.

A national language is a language (or language variant, i.e. dialect) which has some connection — de facto or de jure — with a people and perhaps by extension the territory they occupy. The term is used variously. A national language may for instance represent the national identity of a nation or country. National language may alternatively be a designation given to one or more languages spoken as first languages in the territory of a country.

C.M.B. Brann, with particular reference to Africa, suggests that there are "four quite distinctive meanings" for national language in a polity

 "Territorial language" (chthonolect, sometimes known as chtonolect) of a particular people

 "Regional language" (choralect)

 "Language-in-common or community language" (demolect) used throughout a country

 "Central language" (politolect) used by government and perhaps having a symbolic value.

The last seems often to be given the title "official language."

Neither the Constitution of India nor Indian law specifies a National language. India specifies Hindi and English as official languages of the India de jure. Article 343 of the Constitution specifies that the Official Language of India is Hindi in Devanagari script. Article 354 states that a state of India may officially adopt one or more languages in use in the state or Hindi/English as the language or languages to be used for all or any of the official purposes of that state.

Section 8 of The Official Languages Act of 1963 (as amended in 1967) empowers the Union Government to make rules regarding the languages which may be used for the Official purposes of the Union, for transaction of business in Parliament, and for communication between the Union Government and the states.

Section 3 of G.S.R. 1052, titled "Rules, 1976 (As Amended, 1987, 2007, 2011)" specifies that communications from a Central (Union) Government office to a State or a Union Territory in shall, save in exceptional cases (Region "A") or shall ordinarily (Region "B"), be in Hindi, and if any communication is issued to any of them in English it shall be accompanied by a Hindi translation thereof.

Section 3 of G.S.R. 1052, titled "Rules, 1976 (As Amended, 1987, 2007, 2011) states Communications from a Central Government office to State or Union Territory in Region "C" or to any office (not being a Central Government office) or person in such State shall be in English. Region C covers regions other than those referred in Regions "A" and "B". Section 1 states that these rules shall extend to the whole of India, except the State of Tamil Nadu.

I beg to differ with your " almost 90 % people are speaking Hindi to communicate with other states in India" statement Sir.... Have you been to south India Sir?? Am from Bangalore . I bet English would be the link langauge in most of the south Indian states rather than hindi and more over most of the south indians surely know more than 3 or 4 south indian languages ( Telugu , Tamil . Kannada ),born and brought up in Banglore, I myslef can speak  and understand telugu , tamil perfectly  ..Only If a conversation involves a north Indian person then they would prefer to speak in Hindi to English .. But 90% is way tooo much sir... Can you give some stats to support your argument? :P  

Then Can English be the National language ????  Why Hindi??? The numbers of English understanding ppl can surely match with ppl understanding Hindi??? so Why HINDI??????? :P

yes there is one coin for all. IN rupee note IT was written in TAMIL also if it is not there the rupee is fake.

he issue of bifurcation and merger of the northern part of Kasaragod district (to the north of the Chandragiri river) with Karnataka, as recommended by the Justice Mahajan Commission as early as in 1968, was discussed in Lok Sabha elections in 2004. The bifurcation issue re-emerged when the Maharashtra Government put forth its demand to bifurcate and merge Belgaum and the neighbouring areas (now in Karnataka) with Maharashtra. The Vileeneekarana Kriya Samithi (VKS) in Kasargod had then urged Kannadigas to unite and take the issue to the apex court. Though considered a non-issue for the people of Kasaragod in general, the bifurcation scheme was important to the linguistic minorities, Tuluvas, Horanadu Kannadigas, Konkanis, Marathis, Beary, in the district, bordering Karnataka on its north and eastern boundary. The implementation of the Justice Mahajan Commission report that recommended the bifurcation of Kasaragod and merger of its northern part with Karnataka topped the agenda of the "Kasaragod Vileeneekarana Kriya Samithi" (Merger Action Council). The 2,500-member strong "Karnataka Samithi", the "Kannada Sahitya Parishad" and a section of the Horanadu Kannadigas have joined hands with the Vileeneekarana Kriya Samithi. The first official resolution demanding the bifurcation of Kasaragod district was moved and passed in the Kasaragod Municipal Council in 1956, then headed by Ramanna Rai

n the early 21st century, The Tulu Nadu movement again gained momentum in the region with support from notable Mangalorean poet Kayyara Kinyanna Rai and former Member of ParliamentRamanna Rai. In an interview, Kinyanna Rai said "political boundaries might not mean anything to people who were fighting for the survival of a language and its culture. Karnataka and Kerala governments spoke about "tier II cities" and the "Smart City" concept, but investment was not forthcoming". In an interview, Ramanna Rai said that "the work on the Mangalore-Bangalore railway line was completed after 35 years of its launch." He also said that " he would not accept the laying of a meter gauge line between the two cities and converting it into broad gauge as a development project particularly when there was no rail link for nine years."^[1]

1. Punjab: the Patiala and East Punjab States Union was merged into Punjab.
2. Rajasthan: Rajputana was renamed Rajasthan, and enlarged by the addition of Ajmer-Merwara state.
3. Uttar Pradesh: No change of boundary in 1956.
4. West Bengal: No change of boundary in 1956

StatesAndhra Pradesh: Andhra was renamed Andhra Pradesh, and enlarged by the addition of the Telangana region of erstwhile Hyderabad State.Assam: No change of boundary in 1956.Bihar: No change of boundary in 1956.Bombay State: the state was enlarged by the addition of Saurashtra and Kutch, the Marathi-speaking districts of Nagpur Division of Madhya Pradesh, and the Marathwada region of Hyderabad. The southernmost districts of Bombay were transferred to Mysore State. (In 196

During the period of British rule, areas that today comprise Karnataka were under as many as 20 different administrative units with the princely state of Mysore, Nizam's Hyderabad, the Bombay Presidency, the Madras Presidency and the territory of Kodagu being the most important ones. In effect, nearly two-thirds of what is now Karnataka fell outside the rule of the Wodeyar kings of Mysore.

What this meant for the Kannadigas in these regions was that they in spite of their large numbers they did not enjoy an administrative patronage. Kannadigas in the Hubli-Karnataka region for example, came under the rule of the Bombay Presidency where Marathiwas the official language. Those in the Hyderabad-Karnataka region came under the Nizam's rule whereUrdu ruled. Kannadigas in South Canara came under the rule from Madras Presidency which used Tamil as the main language.

Under these conditions, a feeling of discontent had started brewing among Kannadigas outside Mysore. They felt that their interests and their language was being mortgaged to the interests of the higher ups. Thus, while the Kannadigas under the Nizam felt that Urdu was being thrust on them at the expense of Kannada, those in the Bombay Presidency felt similarly vis a vis Marathi^[1]. Economically also, these areas remained undeveloped, neglected and backward. It was against this backdrop that the movement that first started as a protest against linguistic oppression, soon morphed into one that began demanding a separate state be created consolidating all Kannada-speaking regions. This was essentially a movement that was spearheaded by the poets, journalists and writers and was called the Ekikarana or 'Unification' movement.

how punjabi can not be national language.(even though millions of singh brothers lost their life for protecting hindi lying areas)how assamia can not be our language( even though they have our oil fields and buffering pakistan and china, burma),how bihari can not be our national language even though they are the sufferers when ever the ganges flooded while ganges fertilized hindi plains, how nagas, skkim, tibetts, gurgas, `languages can not be the national language,like that hindi can not be the national language as per our constitution.This is INDIA not HINDUSTAN. that was realized by NEHRU> even days over, if you want we will remain you

In 1952 when the government separated states ,that was according to the majority of people speaking which languages.Trivandrum is keralas capital and kanyakumari merged to tamilnadu, like wise thirupathi to andhra and chennai to tamilnadu.Sardar vallbhai patel merged the smaller constitution across India more than 671 constitutions integrated to Form INDIAN union.all are well known and our constitution is very clear every languages in this Nation (ABOUT 371 languages) has its own right and the cultures of more than hundredths of communities are part of their Integrated INDIAN union and constitution protects their rights till now. If you speak Hindi is the only National language, There will be no INDIAN UNION.

Well Munshi, The very fact that you are posting your messages in this side of the debate shows your ignorance... or should I state your stupidity? (that is for calling Indians as Stupid in another forum  http://toostep.com/idea/chinese-hare-and-indian-tortoise where you posted a message). The very fact you cannot figure out which side of the divide you are shows your knowledge levels.

Go and read my earlier post in this debate and you would clearly understand my views. 

It is actually a very SHAMEFUL fact that north Indians (Hindi Speaking Crowd) couldn't spread Hindi to the entire country in the last 6 decades. 

It could not do so because of the arrogance of people like you who were in power and these people wanted to IMPOSE their view (That all have to learn Hindi). There is nothing great about Hindi, as compared to Tamil or Urudu or Sanskrit - I state this because I speak very good Hindi (at home with my wife) and I also know Urudu and Sanskrit. Of course, Tamil is my mother tongue.

I too agree with many person's view that a language is a medium of communication... but when it comes to IMPOSING it on others, people rebel. Please get it into your thick head that you can not DICTATE terms to other linguistic minorities with regards to language. 

It is because of this overwhelming Dictotarial attitude of people like you, India doesn't have a single indigenous link language (which Hindi could have been). 

And as Mr. Pandian Arujunan stated, people learn languages only if it is of any use to them and not to please people like you. And when I state "Use", I mean usage in terms of earning potential. That is why people from north (Marvari and Sardarjis) who are settled in Tamil Nadu to do business, learn Tamil. 

Well Munshi, The very fact that you are posting your messages in this side of the debate shows your ignorance... or should I state your stupidity? (that is for calling Indians as Stupid in another forum http://toostep.com/idea/chinese-hare-and-indian-tortoise where you posted a message). The very fact you cannot figure out which side of the divide you are shows your knowledge levels. 

Go and read my earlier post in this debate and you would clearly understand my views. 

It is actually a very SHAMEFUL fact that north Indians (Hindi Speaking Crowd) couldn't spread Hindi to the entire country in the last 6 decades. 

It could not do so because of the arrogance of people like you who were in power and these people wanted to IMPOSE their view (That all have to learn Hindi). There is nothing great about Hindi, as compared to Tamil or Urudu or Sanskrit - I state this because I speak very good Hindi (at home with my wife) and I also know Urudu and Sanskrit. Of course, Tamil is my mother tongue.

I too agree with many person's view that a language is a medium of communication... but when it comes to IMPOSING it on others, people rebel. Please get it into your thick head that you can not DICTATE terms to other linguistic minorities with regards to language. 

It is because of this overwhelming Dictotarial attitude of people like you, India doesn't have a single indigenous link language (which Hindi could have been). 

It is shame that there couldn't be a single link language because of you and people like you.

And as Mr. Pandian Arujunan stated, people learn languages only if it is of any use to them and not to please people like you. And when I state "Use", I mean usage in terms of earning potential. That is why people from north Marvari and Sardarjis who are settled in Tamil Nadu to do business, learn Tamil. 

"..Only marathians and tamilans fought English and moguls freedom..."

I will declare this as "today's joke".

"..Even now we did not fight for kalistan, pakistan, We accept we are Indians..."

"...Then, why this problem with hindi?

No need of money from south indians or non hindi persons...."

South India is not made of Tamil Nadu alone. Why is that people from your neighboring state called Kerala are teaching hindi from class 1to class 12 as mandatory in schools.... Andhra and Karnatak too does not oppose hindi. why only tamileans have this fake hatred towards hindi?

"Well Mr. Battacharaya, please visit Tamil Nadu and speak in Hindi...."

That is a huge shame....shame on Indians. That is why I said that the word Indian is a "huge joke".

The two states in India which have this blind affection for their language are Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. This affection is honestly a joke, a joke just to terrorize common man. When it comes to getting jobs in another state, getting money from the central government etc, Marathis and Tamilians will stoop to any level, they will do anything to get their job done, does not matter even if it is the cost of their so called holy language.

Well Mr. Battacharaya, please visit Tamil Nadu and speak in Hindi and get your work done. Let us see if you succeed. Then you will know if it is India's official language...

If people / authorities start imposing their views and opinions, then India wouldn't be a single country.

No person will dump his mother and start calling someone else's mother as his own just because some authority imposes or threatens him or brings a law to that effect. In fact the person's ego would be hurt and he would definitely rebel. This was demonstrated by the anti Hindi agitation in Tamil Nadu in the 60's.

Whether right or wrong, narrow minded politicians would utilize this to whip up the language feelings and gain mileage in the electoral process. This would lead to the divide of the nation. 

While many politicians would indulge in such activity, the saints and siddhas of India always think about uniting people for the benefit of mankind.

So I suggest Mr. Kumar Saurabh and others like him to learn from the past and accept the fact that India is a diverse country with many languages.

It is also to be noted that India is united because of the nature of its people to accept every thing. By this acceptance, I mean mainly religious acceptance. Otherwise, we would have a many religions - one for each subdivision of Hinduism like  Vishnavism, Shivaism, etc., etc. It is this character of acceptance that led us to accept the 100s of languages and sub cultures. Otherwise, like the numerous countries in South America, Europe or Mid-East or even South-East Asia where despite there being a single religion (though with different sects) it is split up into several countries because the languages are different. 

So please do not do anything to damage this character of acceptance of diverse nature of India.

JAI HIND (where HIND stands for HINDUSTAN and not HINDI)

Not possible to accept it as a National Language. Majority of Indians speak Hindi but it still cannot be classified as the official language.

People in other parts of India, other than the Northern Hindi belt, cannot and will not accept this. 

Article 345 empowers the Legislature of the State to adopt 'any one or more of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as the language or languages to be used for all or any of the official purposes' of the concerned State. But it provides for the continued use of English for the 'purposes within the state for which it was being used before the commencement of the Constitution', until the Legislature of the State otherwise provides by law.

correct its official language, language used in central govt offices.

we are union of states having different linguistic people and culture bonded together by Hinduism so i think its correct to have Hindi as official language and not as national language.

do u know which is oldest civilization in india. Harapan cilvilation of dravidans is oldest in india but u people never learn Dravidan language but u wanna us to learn hindi. really crazy.

who told 90% indians knows hindi. i don't agree with tht. i hope all language in india have there importants