A circular to various ministry for more use of Hindi by government official has enraged DMK Chief Karunanidhi. He accused center leadership of Hindi chauvanism. Jay Lalitha has also criticized compulsory use of Hindi.
I remember that the saffron block (then Hindu Maha Sabha as well as RSS) in pre independence days coined a slogan- Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan. I wonder if they have now a plan to implement the pre independence era programme.
Language is simply a means of communication. It will be counterproductive to fan Hindi chauvanism as the main issues of poverty, development and employment will be side tracked.
http://www.firstpost.com/politics/memo-modi-indian-shouldnt-mean-hindi-chauvinism-1578383.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ensure-English-is-used-in-official-social-media-accounts-Jayalalithaa-writes-to-Modi/articleshow/36878908.cms?
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/full-text-the-official-languages-act-1963/480520-3.html
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Do you think that Hindi is mix of Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati etc. BJP leader thinks so. So, by encouraging Hindi, you are also encouraging Tamil. How strange logic? Are they not getting funnier.Might have some words due proximity. If I am wrong correct me, mother language of all is Sanskrit.
http://www.firstpost.com/politics/everyone-chill-bjp-says-hindi-is-mix-of-tamil-gujarati-bengali-1580695.html
Sanskrit is not the mother language of all since there are other s like Greek and Lithanian ...
https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080914231436AAw82UG
Hindi may contain some words used in other languages also. But does this justify to say that encouraging Hindi automatically encourages Gujarati, Tamil etc. I am not sure whether Hindi contains Tamil words but I can't understand Tamil. Also somebody living in Tamilnadu cannot be expected to use Hindi. So it is irrelevant to say that Hindi contains Tamil words also.
Do you think that Hindi is mix of Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati etc. BJP leader thinks so. So, by encouraging Hindi, you are also encouraging Tamil. How strange logic? Are they not getting funnier.Might have some words due proximity. If I am wrong correct me, mother language of all is Sanskrit.
http://www.firstpost.com/politics/everyone-chill-bjp-says-hindi-is-mix-of-tamil-gujarati-bengali-1580695.html
Sanskrit is not the mother language of all since there are other s like Greek and Lithanian ...
https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080914231436AAw82UG
Hindi may contain some words used in other languages also. But does this justify to say that encouraging Hindi automatically encourages Gujarati, Tamil etc. I am not sure whether Hindi contains Tamil words but I can't understand Tamil. Also somebody living in Tamilnadu cannot be expected to use Hindi. So it is irrelevant to say that Hindi contains Tamil words also.
True. There is no justification in the contention that encouraging Hindi automatically encourages Gujarati, Tamil etc. it speaks of the poor knowledge of the speaker.
Sanskirt, Latin and Greeks all originated from common proto-indo-european language. Sanskrit is language of Aryans who descended from Europe and migrate to Asia and that is why similarities.
It is not proper to say that Sanskrit is the language of Aryans and they came from Europe. It was propaganda by the white skin colonialists who could not digest that they had colonized a civilization far older and developed than theirs. So they spread this canard to belittle us. By this logic Hindi has originated because of Europeans.
Sanskrit is also known as "Dev Bhasha", language spoken by Gods. It speaks of its antiquity.
It would be interesting to know how it became base of so many Indian languages incl. Hindi and itself retreated into background.
Practical usage of Sanskrit is difficult. in addition to this barring a few teaching and coaching institutions are dwindling in number due to influence of western influence and globalization. Venkatewara university is one such institution where you can see separate institutions for Vedic studies in Sanskrit.
Sanskrit is also known as "Dev Bhasha", language spoken by Gods. It speaks of its antiquity.
It would be interesting to know how it became base of so many Indian languages incl. Hindi and itself retreated into background.
Practical usage of Sanskrit is difficult. in addition to this barring a few teaching and coaching institutions are dwindling in number due to influence of western influence and globalization. Venkatewara university is one such institution where you can see separate institutions for Vedic studies in Sanskrit.
I am not talking of today but in history when Sanskrit gave away to other languages.
Sanskrit is also known as "Dev Bhasha", language spoken by Gods. It speaks of its antiquity.
It would be interesting to know how it became base of so many Indian languages incl. Hindi and itself retreated into background.
Practical usage of Sanskrit is difficult. in addition to this barring a few teaching and coaching institutions are dwindling in number due to influence of western influence and globalization. Venkatewara university is one such institution where you can see separate institutions for Vedic studies in Sanskrit.
I am not talking of today but in history when Sanskrit gave away to other languages.
Even in context with history, foreign invasions started quite early, resulting in lack of patronage for Sanskrit studies.
Sanskrit is also known as "Dev Bhasha", language spoken by Gods. It speaks of its antiquity.
It would be interesting to know how it became base of so many Indian languages incl. Hindi and itself retreated into background.
Practical usage of Sanskrit is difficult. in addition to this barring a few teaching and coaching institutions are dwindling in number due to influence of western influence and globalization. Venkatewara university is one such institution where you can see separate institutions for Vedic studies in Sanskrit.
I am not talking of today but in history when Sanskrit gave away to other languages.
Even in context with history, foreign invasions started quite early, resulting in lack of patronage for Sanskrit studies.
No much before that. We did not develop other Indian languages after foreign invasions. Why did use Of Sanskrit fade away and what was the need for so many languages to develop.
Sanskrit is also known as "Dev Bhasha", language spoken by Gods. It speaks of its antiquity.
It would be interesting to know how it became base of so many Indian languages incl. Hindi and itself retreated into background.
Practical usage of Sanskrit is difficult. in addition to this barring a few teaching and coaching institutions are dwindling in number due to influence of western influence and globalization. Venkatewara university is one such institution where you can see separate institutions for Vedic studies in Sanskrit.
I am not talking of today but in history when Sanskrit gave away to other languages.
Even in context with history, foreign invasions started quite early, resulting in lack of patronage for Sanskrit studies.
No much before that. We did not develop other Indian languages after foreign invasions. Why did use Of Sanskrit fade away and what was the need for so many languages to develop.
There is only one reason for a language's failure to survive. That is lack of patronage.
Sanskrit is also known as "Dev Bhasha", language spoken by Gods. It speaks of its antiquity.
It would be interesting to know how it became base of so many Indian languages incl. Hindi and itself retreated into background.
Practical usage of Sanskrit is difficult. in addition to this barring a few teaching and coaching institutions are dwindling in number due to influence of western influence and globalization. Venkatewara university is one such institution where you can see separate institutions for Vedic studies in Sanskrit.
I am not talking of today but in history when Sanskrit gave away to other languages.
Even in context with history, foreign invasions started quite early, resulting in lack of patronage for Sanskrit studies.
No much before that. We did not develop other Indian languages after foreign invasions. Why did use Of Sanskrit fade away and what was the need for so many languages to develop.
There is only one reason for a language's failure to survive. That is lack of patronage.
But when Sanskrit was there why did other languages have to evolve ?
Sanskrit is also known as "Dev Bhasha", language spoken by Gods. It speaks of its antiquity.
It would be interesting to know how it became base of so many Indian languages incl. Hindi and itself retreated into background.
Practical usage of Sanskrit is difficult. in addition to this barring a few teaching and coaching institutions are dwindling in number due to influence of western influence and globalization. Venkatewara university is one such institution where you can see separate institutions for Vedic studies in Sanskrit.
I am not talking of today but in history when Sanskrit gave away to other languages.
Even in context with history, foreign invasions started quite early, resulting in lack of patronage for Sanskrit studies.
No much before that. We did not develop other Indian languages after foreign invasions. Why did use Of Sanskrit fade away and what was the need for so many languages to develop.
There is only one reason for a language's failure to survive. That is lack of patronage.
That I agree , it is like any other tool which tends to rust and wither awy when not used The same is the case with my mother tongue Thulu which had a script but because people wrote in Kannada which is the state language, Thulu script simply went into oblivion. But now many researchers are trying to revive it and bring it back into circulation !
Sanskrit is also known as "Dev Bhasha", language spoken by Gods. It speaks of its antiquity.
It would be interesting to know how it became base of so many Indian languages incl. Hindi and itself retreated into background.
Practical usage of Sanskrit is difficult. in addition to this barring a few teaching and coaching institutions are dwindling in number due to influence of western influence and globalization. Venkatewara university is one such institution where you can see separate institutions for Vedic studies in Sanskrit.
I am not talking of today but in history when Sanskrit gave away to other languages.
Even in context with history, foreign invasions started quite early, resulting in lack of patronage for Sanskrit studies.
No much before that. We did not develop other Indian languages after foreign invasions. Why did use Of Sanskrit fade away and what was the need for so many languages to develop.
There is only one reason for a language's failure to survive. That is lack of patronage.
That I agree , it is like any other tool which tends to rust and wither awy when not used The same is the case with my mother tongue Thulu which had a script but because people wrote in Kannada which is the state language, Thulu script simply went into oblivion. But now many researchers are trying to revive it and bring it back into circulation !
Yes. I know the reasons why Thulu has gone in to oblivion. The same is true for many regional Arts and Art forms. Support from the government is vital for any language to survive.
Sanskrit is also known as "Dev Bhasha", language spoken by Gods. It speaks of its antiquity.
It would be interesting to know how it became base of so many Indian languages incl. Hindi and itself retreated into background.
Practical usage of Sanskrit is difficult. in addition to this barring a few teaching and coaching institutions are dwindling in number due to influence of western influence and globalization. Venkatewara university is one such institution where you can see separate institutions for Vedic studies in Sanskrit.
I am not talking of today but in history when Sanskrit gave away to other languages.
Even in context with history, foreign invasions started quite early, resulting in lack of patronage for Sanskrit studies.
No much before that. We did not develop other Indian languages after foreign invasions. Why did use Of Sanskrit fade away and what was the need for so many languages to develop.
There is only one reason for a language's failure to survive. That is lack of patronage.
That I agree , it is like any other tool which tends to rust and wither awy when not used The same is the case with my mother tongue Thulu which had a script but because people wrote in Kannada which is the state language, Thulu script simply went into oblivion. But now many researchers are trying to revive it and bring it back into circulation !
Yes. I know the reasons why Thulu has gone in to oblivion. The same is true for many regional Arts and Art forms. Support from the government is vital for any language to survive.
I want to take you both to evolution of languages. When Sanskrit was there why did other languages emerge out of it. Why a language goes out is not difficult to imagine, but why multiple languages have evolved is worth knowing.
Sanskrit is also known as "Dev Bhasha", language spoken by Gods. It speaks of its antiquity.
It would be interesting to know how it became base of so many Indian languages incl. Hindi and itself retreated into background.
Practical usage of Sanskrit is difficult. in addition to this barring a few teaching and coaching institutions are dwindling in number due to influence of western influence and globalization. Venkatewara university is one such institution where you can see separate institutions for Vedic studies in Sanskrit.
I am not talking of today but in history when Sanskrit gave away to other languages.
Even in context with history, foreign invasions started quite early, resulting in lack of patronage for Sanskrit studies.
No much before that. We did not develop other Indian languages after foreign invasions. Why did use Of Sanskrit fade away and what was the need for so many languages to develop.
There is only one reason for a language's failure to survive. That is lack of patronage.
That I agree , it is like any other tool which tends to rust and wither awy when not used The same is the case with my mother tongue Thulu which had a script but because people wrote in Kannada which is the state language, Thulu script simply went into oblivion. But now many researchers are trying to revive it and bring it back into circulation !
Yes. I know the reasons why Thulu has gone in to oblivion. The same is true for many regional Arts and Art forms. Support from the government is vital for any language to survive.
I want to take you both to evolution of languages. When Sanskrit was there why did other languages emerge out of it. Why a language goes out is not difficult to imagine, but why multiple languages have evolved is worth knowing.
Don't you think the job be handed over to Language Historians?
I think we are diverting too much from the maibn issue. The issue is that Hindi is being very vigourously forced upon government departments. This may be inequitable to non Hindi speaking. So English should continue. Happily, central government has diluted the earlier euphoria on increased use of Hindi by government officials on Facebook and Twitter.
I think we are diverting too much from the maibn issue. The issue is that Hindi is being very vigourously forced upon government departments. This may be inequitable to non Hindi speaking. So English should continue. Happily, central government has diluted the earlier euphoria on increased use of Hindi by government officials on Facebook and Twitter.
I agree. Allowing English to continue would be the right solution.
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