is this evil government trying to Impose Hindi on you? Will they end India through Hindi imposition?
Come, lets talk about it
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now lets talk about Hindi imposition
The debate about Hindi imposition is a lot like Rahul Gandhi, a big deal is made about it evevery two years, but nothing really happens at the end of the day.
the Hindi imposition debate has flared up yet again. This debate started when Ajay Devgan said about the statement of a Kannada actor
After the unprecedented success of the Kannada-language films, Sudeep in a viral video said the film was made in Kannada and Hindi is no longer a national language.
Today we (Kannada film industry) are making films that are going everywhere, while Bollywood is struggling
In response Ajay Devgan said that Hindi is our mother tongue and national language and will always remain so
This is what happens when you do Zubaan Kesari, your tongue can slip often
I think both people should have worded themselves in a correct manner.
It is possible that the context may have been that Hindi film industry is not the mainstream industry and that so-called regional film industries are being more successful
They are the “mainstream” now
Ajay Devgan also doesn't need to get defensive about Hindi
But it brings us to a larger point that is under discussion and generated a lot of passion and meltdowns
a madam named... What kind of name is this? You want to get my channel demonetized?
let me just call you Ms. Nawab
The hegemony of Hindi was a nationalistic project of Modi and Amit Shah
Siddharamaiah: Hindi was never & will never be our National Language.
TM Krishna: we do not have a National Language
Part-time professor, full time ch*tiya Ashok Swain said: We will cease to be a nation if India has a national language
Minus even the Hindi imposition stuff, there are many benefits of learning many languages
effective communicators, better at multitasking, sustained attention, many psychological and lifestyle advantages
they have better adjustment to environmental changes
English people think they’re amazing after being bilingual, while some Indians often speak 3-4 languages in one sentence
and this diversity should be maintained
Now lets come to Hindi imposition
Hindi has been seen as a symbol of imposition and a threat to the pluralistic identities of India.
But strangely, the same threat is not felt for English. Its literally the Flirting vs Harassment meme
Why is there so much fear about Hindi Imposition?
I am a supporter of preserving and promoting regional languages, India Dharmic, cultural and language diversity must be maintained.
Personally, I think the meltdowns around “Hindi Imposition” is driven by 3 factors
Lack Of Understanding: Not understanding the benefits of having a link language
Genuine but misplaced fear that Hindi will replace your regional language
There is a regional, classist bias with Hindi as well. Some States Feel that why should the language of states that are poorer and less educated than them, i.e., UP, Bihar, MP, etc. be adopted by us?
Interestingly, Gandhi, and Tagore, both were non-Hindi speakers. But still, they felt the need for a lingua franca
a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.
Rabindranath tagore said: “Of course Hindi is the only possible national language for inter-provincial intercourse in India,” Because the most number of people understand or speak Hindi
And Even though a lot of Indians speak English, I believe that the link language must be an Indian language.
That will be as stupid as making the Queen of England the President of India because all States want the president from their state and we cannot reach an agreement
Tagore also Believed: But… I think we cannot enforce it for a long time to come
So, Hindi will have to remain optional in our national proceedings until a new generation… fully alive to its importance, pave the way towards its general use by constant practice as a voluntary acceptance of a national obligation
Much like how a new generation had realized since 2013-14 that Hindutva and Savarkar’s idea of Hindu and cultural unity must be realized, past caste, past regions
in orderto save India from those that wish to divide it
This is why those that do not want to see national unity and those that want India to be divided along caste, language, regional and religious lines attack Hindi so much
If Hindutva wins, who will vote for them? Only kunal Kamra
India has always had a lingua franca: the Burushaski language for the Indus Valley Civilization
More than two millennia ago, Ashoka too had a lingua franca – a form of the Magadhi Prakrit
which can be seen on Ashokan Rock edicts
It didn’t seem like the local areas lost their culture because of the lingua franca
link language isn't as vital as Hindutva for national integration
but it helps and also has relevance to trade and commerce
o province can grow in isolation. Unless there’s an exchange of money and mind , no race, province, a nation can never grow
Cities like Bombay, Delhi and Bangalore reaped the benefit of exchange and familiarity with the lingua franca of Hindi,
and hence attracted labor and talent pool from all across India, thus boosting the growth of the city.
Almost the entire construction industry in Bangalore is supported by laborers from Bihar, Bengal and Orissa, as is the new age IT, ITES and BT industries by people from all across India
Basically Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai have the same advantage over other cities because of its comfortability with Hindi that India has over other countries because of its comfortability with English
Tamil-speaking Shiv Nadar, co-founder and present chairman of HCL, famously asked students in Tamil Nadu to learn Hindi. Knowing Hindi immediately breaks many social/economic barriers.
Does the government want to Impose Hindi, kill regional languages?
Its actually the opposite: if you see the draft of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2019
that multilingualism has great cognitive beneﬁts to students, children will now be immersed in three languages: Hindi, English and local
schools in Hindi speaking areas should also offer and teach Indian languages from other parts of India
Modi wants language in courts to be both link language and local language
Even Kumbha Mela In Hindi speaking areas accommodates various languages
An easy way to assuage regional worries would be
to actively promote the learning of tnon Hindi languages in Hindi speanking states
Govt can also offer subsidies for Hindi speakers seeking jobs in the south to learn the local language
To reduce the regional and classist bias
Economic development of Hindi speaking areas will also be important to stop this bias
It will help stop excessive labour exodus from Hindi speaking states, and lessen hostilities
Development from Hindi speaking states will eventually lead to non-Hindi speaking labour move to Hindi speaking states and increase their understanding of the lingua franca/link language