Our National Language " HINDI " should be a compulsory in TAMILNADU.

@ Rathin, pls think carefully before u generalise. It is different in other countries. No country has such a rich diversity, culture, tradition and languages that are fundamentally different from each other like India. for eg. English is the main language in UK but there are dialects of english in wales, yorkshire and scotland that are slightly different in pronounciation thats all - they are not completely different languages.

Whereas indian languages are completely different in script, written and spoken and hence the need not to have Hindi as an official language. And there is no injustice done by TN, its people are still thriving outside of TN.

English should be the business language for the country and all other languages - the communication language. Check and see how North indians are struggling due to lack of english knowledge outside india whereas tamilians and people from the south are thriving. English is spoken world over in a majority of nations. If north indians can speak english in TN, they can still get away with it.

Lets adapt with the future in mind and not be narrowed down by jingoistic tendencies of having hindi as a national lang just because a few of the states speak it ! No way !

Well said ! very rightly put, it  is imposition of this kind that leads to anti-nationalism.

hindi is doing injustice to tamilnadu

If that is your wish to make hindi as National language ,that is up to you Mr. saravana elangovan( in history by 6th century one cheran chenguttuvan invaded the kings and   captured up to HIMALAYAS and brought stone from there to built a temple for kannagi as he heard the story of her from his brother ELANGOVAN ,I hope  chenkkutuvan also did not know hindi) & Sudeep. But , WHY DO YOU EXPECT US, TAMIL`S ,TO LEARN HINDI OR MAKING COMPULSORY IT IN TAMILNADU. SUCH AN EGO.WE ARE NOT YOUR SERVANTS.EVEN YOUR SERVANT WONT LEARN HOW TO BEHAVE IN PUBLIC.WHAT ARE YOUR ARGUMENTS SUPPORTING YOUR IDEA?MOST PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING HINDI?ITS WRONG ONLY 20% OF PEOPLE SPEAKING HINDI AS MOTHER LANGUAGE?THE REST UNDERSTAND ayiye,bytiyE,chaiyeye? MOST PEOPLE ARE HINDUS,MAY WE DECLARE INDIA AS A SECULAR STATE?WHEN I WORKED IN KERALA,KARNATAKA,ANDHRA,I COMMUNICATED IN ENGLISH ONLY .I MET NO PROBLEMS.DO YOU THINK NORTH INDIANS ARE SUCH ILLITERATES TO UNDERSTAND ENGLISH .IS NORTH INDIAN SCHOOLS ARE NOT TEACHING ENGLISH IN SCHOOLS?IF IT IS AS PER YOUR WISH, PLEASE MAKE SOMETHING FOR YOUR PEOPLE TO LIFT THEIR STANDARD FOR WORLD (CORPORATE)LEVEL BEFORE TEACHING HINDI TO US.i WORKED IN BIHAR,ORISSA,TRAVELLED ALONG UP ,MOST PEOPLE TRAVELLING TO KASI WITHOUT KNOWING HINDI, THEY ARE ALIVE?AND NOW  DMK, EARLIER ADMK, TELUGUDESAM ARE PARTICIPANTS IN CENTRAL GOVT WHICH WILL NEVER ACCEPT HINDI AS THEIR MOTHER.TAMIL IS NOT A LANGUAGE FOR US ITS OUR LIFE LIKE HINDI AS YOURS.YOU MAY PATRON YOUR MOTHER WE HAVE NO OBJECTION .BUT MY MOTHER IS  MY MOTHER EVEN THOUGH SHE IS POOR HOW MUCH.

Please correct your heading. Hindi is an Official Language & not, a National Language. You can refer to Gujarat verdict on this issue sometime back. As per Govt direction , it is followed in Tamilnadu.

Please correct your heading. Hindi is an Official Language & not, a National Language. You can refer to Gujarat verdict on this issue sometime back. As per Govt direction , it is followed in Tamilnadu.

at first hindi is not our national language.Its sure if any body flies to Paris must learn french.Is all hindi speaking workers (in kerala, karnataka,tamil nadu)speaking regional languages or under stands the regional languages.Nothing they learn little bit of regional laguages to survive.Whether they are going to write their PURANAS in regional language. Like that if I want to work in BHAT (Bihar) I know little Hindi to communicate tha s enough for me. Moopanar, Kamarajar,are the important persons from tamilnadu who lead the congress men not  schlors in HINDI.

"Those who are out of Tamilnadu and trying to catch up with the lives in other states of India will definitely be knowing the importance of having knowledge in our National language"

 I do agree there are political parties in TN that oppose Hindi..but Lmao ...Thats the funniest comment I have seen in this decade Sir. people who wish to catch up with their lives in other states should learn the regional languages to be one with the local people.. but why Hindi??  I mean If you go to other regions for eg B'lore or mumbai you should rather learn kannada or marathi , but y hindi ?? If people speaking hindi stay  there without learning kannada or marathi the local languages , they might be kicked by Raj thekray and KSR ...

There is simply no reason to make Hindi compulsary Sir.. I am not a tamil .. I am from currenlty working in B'lore.  As for your statement "medium of communication" ... You have used english to express your views .. I am from B'lore and i might not be from your native ..but I can understand you clearly and most of the users , local people in any region , bus drivers,cab drivers, auto wallas, shop owners can understand English.. So cant english be the medium of communication outside Thamilnadu? .... Y Hindi??????????????????@#!@!%! Sir

You just can't give a solid reason for making Hindi compulsory in other states .. now you people say it should be compulsory in TN.. Sad ... I support TN and its people.. No langauge should be made compulsory in any state. n FYI "HINDI IS NOT THE NATIONAL LANGAUGE OF INDIA.. HINDI DOESN'T REFLECT OUR CULTURE AND HISTORY.. WE DON'T REVOLVE AROUND THE CONCEPT OF 1 LANGUAGE ...WE FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLE OF UNITY IN DIVERSITY AND TOLERANCE" Whats wrong with you people??? I mean come on can't you see, Hindi is clearly mentioned only as a official language along wit english and 22 other langauges.. Why do you people even claim hindi as our national language??. People its 2012 , it has been more than half a century of independent India ..please learn the constitution and principle which our country follows.. ahhhh wat days...

.Every language is important as Hindi...its INDIA not HINDIA ....sheeeeshh...!!

And finally Do you know the percentage of people going outside tamilnadu for their living to other states? may be aroung 4-5 % of the total population? (am not sure about the numbers)..You mean to say just for the 4-5% of people, a state should make a language compulsory . Then can we make Kannda compulsory in delhi?? ..because many of my hindi speaking friends here come from NCR and they struggle to communicate with the local people because of their inability to learn to kannada... n the number of ppl from north india to B'lore is surely more than 5-10 % ..so will that be ok if Kannada is made compulsory in northern states.. i mean atleast any 1 of the south indian languages should be made compulsory in delhi n other north indian states... will that be k with the hindi speakin people... just start thinking practically Sir.. ! 

Saravanan, I am not sure where you got the education as Hindi is our national language. It is one of the official languages of India as like Tamil

Dear Raj Kumar,

I wish your dream of making Tamil, as national language and also compulsory in Parliament of India, comes true.

In 1962 when I was deputed for induction training on entry in service, one Tamilian instructor asked me to speak in English stating that English was the mother tongue and national language. From your views, I fail to understand, whether he was correct treating English as the national language and even mother tongue, or you are correct by treating Tamil as national language and mother tongue? It seems, Tamil people differ even on the issue of mother tongue, what to speak about national language.

But, probably, you live in 400 BCE, rather than 21st century, as in your very first post you stated "Tamil is the NATIONAL and official language in Tamilnadu". This gives impression as if you are a separatist and consider Tamilnadu, as a separate nation and not a part of India.

Making national language, as a compulsory lanuage does not deprive any state from using mother tongue of a state as their own official language. Making a language compulsory means only to teach a language compulsorily to the children of India, so that they can learn the sense of belonging and national integrity for India.

Even if Tamil is the oldest lanuage in India, the question arises, why the Tamil could not flourish as a majority language in India? The eason is that they want o rmain isolated from the main stream. The other question arises, India's heritage being very rich in nature and the civilisation being the oldest one, why India could not be a progressive nation and its language was not spread throughout the world like the English language, why USA and UK could flourish the most? The only reason seems to be that like the Tamilians several others do not believe in national integrity, considering their own entity as the highest and respectable as compared to others, an empty but wishful thinking without having emotional attachment with the nation as a whole.

The reason for India's slavery is quite clear that majority of the people of India thinks national integrity only as a secondary issue.

Mind it, neither I can force any language on any one, nor you can. I have only stated, what Indian Constitution states. If you want Tamil as a national language, I would like to advise you to get the isue taken up in the Parliament through your state's MPs for the amendment of the Indian Constitution to that effect. Rest assured, I shall be the first not only to adopt Tamil, as my national language, but also would try do PhD in Tamil language.

It is only in the interests of India, as a nation, if all the states adopt voluntarily a national language smoothly, if it really wants to progress. Just think, why English is flourishing? Since the states have not adopted national language as a compulsory lanuage of teaching, English, a foreign language, is acting as a link language, rather than any of India's own language.

I am against enforcing anything on anybody but at the same time lament the fact that hindi should not be removed from the education system. It should be given as an elective and whoever wants to take it should be free to doso. Not out of any coercion or compulsion.Being a tamilian myself i know the benefits of knowing not just hindi but a whole lot of other languages even french, spanish etc. Knowing additional languages have never harmed anybody but help the individual progress in life. By taking out hindi from the syllabus, politicians have ruined the lives of students in one stroke. Who the hell gave them the right to take such decisions ? There should be an academic panel that should instead arrive at this decision, not politicians. But then we ourselves are to be blamed since we elect them to that position.

This is as stupid as what Raj Thackeray tried in maharashtra.

This entire debate is useless. This debate is much one sided as Hindians are allowed to participate. Hindians cannot understand the viewpoint of Tamils unless they are born in Tamilnadu. How can we expect justice from a majority for a minority. Can Tibetians expect justice from Chinese? Can Georgians expect from Russians? Can Tamils expect from Hindians and Singalese? Can Kashmiris expect from Indians? I can understand Hindians that they cannot compromise. Same way Hindians should also understand the Tamil nationalists. At the minute there are not enough matured Hindians available like Arundati Roy. Only fanatics are there. Therefore, it is not possible to get justice in this country. I am astonished to see so many Hindians coming into this topic about Tamilnadu just for their own vested interest and not for the benefit of Tamils. However, as long as the Traitors like SARAVANA KUMAR (questioner) is there in Tmilnadu, it very difficult to protect Tamils and Tamils homeland.

Sanskrit is closer to both North and South Indian languages and is more accurate and scientific thus may find better and quicker acceptability.

Dear sir,

I agree with you but I think you please observe their motto's behind not speaking and respecting Hindi....they want themselves to be a individual nation...ok then fine we should make them free,,soon they realize their position

i don't say it should be compulsory but at least they should try... Ive been traveling to south ..i found that they know understand Hindi but still show like what is Hindi ..they don't behave properly with non south Indians...and this 100000000% true you can ask any Indian who has been to south for some purpose...

they dont respect Hindi and Hindustan...so Im angry....or else we should make them free and let them go with their LTTE people...hhhhhhh big joke

what a progress they will have,,

Mr Gupta, same way, Tamilnadu is not your father's land to claim. It is our ancient mother land. We will decide what to speak in our land. Please can you politely get out of my land? I will not step inside your land. Take back all your central govt offices from Tamilnadu (Tamil country). Enough of occupying our Tamil land. This is the height of patience. Please get out of Kashmir by the way. You have no hold on our soil. Never step into my territory and tell that I have to speak your language.

Mr. Rathin, do you have any idea about languages? Can you speak in Sanskrit at least.? Do you know Tamil? First learn both the languages and then tell which is the mother language. Before that you have no rights to talk about any Indian languages.

It is wrong to say that learning Hindi or making it compulsory would help students and bring people accross India close to each other. Ofcourse people need to know the langage of each other in order to communicate effectively while doing business or help each other. That doesnot mean learning Hindi alone will help. How many of north indians doing business in South have learnt local language? Dividing the coutry on the basis of language itself is a big mistake we have committed. Why not learn English properly instead of talking against it? When money is needed for development of the regions, especially the infrstructure, Is it wise to spend it on development of language? let people chose and learn as many languages as they want and require. Language has no barrier. People accross india will come close to each other only when economic disparity and cast system is removed not just by learning Hindi.

Learning anything should be left to the choice of the concerned.Compulsion has never succeeded but only strains the existing relationship and affinity for each other.There are many schools in Tamilnadu teaching Hindi instead of Local language Tamil and year after year many students learn Hindi instead of Tamil in schools.Let them decide what they want.

Language has no barrier. Hence, focusing on language will only antagonize the people further. It should be the free will of an individual to decide the course of the future. The bigger problem is economic inequality and the caste system which will create bigger problems in the future in the state....

Thanks for the referral, Sharad....

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WOULD BE NECESSARY

Any language cannot be made compulsory by the Government of India, may that be the national language, as that would infringe the Consitutional Fundamenal Right, the "Cultural and educational rights" of a person.

So, unless this type of right is not modified to accomodate Hindi as a compulsory language for all the states, Hindi cannot be made compulsory in Tamilnadu.

However, my personal views are that introduction of the national lanuage, as a compulsory language for all the states is quite necessary to reinforce the national integrity of India.

Readers may therfore like to compel their political leaders to take up the issue in the Parliament of India to make amendment of the Constitution of India to that effect.

If the "Right to Property" can be deleted with the Forty-Forth Amendment of 1978, NATIONAL LANGUAGE CAN ALSO BE MADE COMPULSORY BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.