Can you get a good jab if you know only Hindi? without English there are very less jobs left in India. and about schools , almost all Hindi schools closed in metro cities and small towns. English medium schools grown at a large extent in towns and metro cities.Now India want to grow only with the help of English.
We are using Indian English so it is very much native, and as far as development concerned it depends upon various other variables, despite negative variables we are progressing, as far as China is concerned we are not seeing poor of theirs as there must be poverty there but due to glowing light of development all such negative aspects stays back burner.
We are using Indian English so it is very much native, and as far as development concerned it depends upon various other variables, despite negative variables we are progressing, as far as China is concerned we are not seeing poor of theirs as there must be poverty there but due to glowing light of development all such negative aspects stays back burner.
Personally I don't consider English as an alien language..it has become one of our own. But as far as development is concerned, as you have mentioned there are other things which needs to be taken into consideration. The talent and merit of scholars in India are not adequately rewarded, hence such people go to foreign countries to showcase their talent, this is one reason why India is still lagging behind.
We are using Indian English so it is very much native, and as far as development concerned it depends upon various other variables, despite negative variables we are progressing, as far as China is concerned we are not seeing poor of theirs as there must be poverty there but due to glowing light of development all such negative aspects stays back burner.
Personally I don't consider English as an alien language..it has become one of our own. But as far as development is concerned, as you have mentioned there are other things which needs to be taken into consideration. The talent and merit of scholars in India are not adequately rewarded, hence such people go to foreign countries to showcase their talent, this is one reason why India is still lagging behind.
English has indeed become almost a mother tongue of many Indians. It is regularly observed how parents instruct their tiny tots in English so that they can pick it up fast. There is merit in the argument that because of English making deep inroads in the elite they are to a significant extant cut off from the real India. That is why it is often said that their are two India's -India and Bharat. A home grown national language has more binding power but in a multi language country like ours we seem to be united in accepting a foreign language as thec most important language -of commerce and employment. Development will take place irrespective of which language is used.
we have not adapted English, but English is imposed on us. If our government had created jobs in our own language then English would be not so much necessary as it is today. only those who want to go other countries may have to learn English only for the purpose of communication. But over government has taken no care and as the result people have to depend on other country's language. Today English medium schools are growing on a faster rate while schools in our own languages are going down and down.
we have not adapted English, but English is imposed on us. If our government had created jobs in our own language then English would be not so much necessary as it is today. only those who want to go other countries may have to learn English only for the purpose of communication. But over government has taken no care and as the result people have to depend on other country's language. Today English medium schools are growing on a faster rate while schools in our own languages are going down and down.
India is such a big country that various states like U.P., Bihar are like European countries. So if you wish to get job knowing only mother tongue, there is ample scope in your state. But if you wish to fid opportunities in othr states, you must learn either the language of that state or English. Thus a Punjabi can get job in Punjab only with his mother tongue. If he wishes to get job in Tamilnadu, he will have to learn Tamil if not English. Punjabi is more foreign than english in Tamilnadu. When you repeatedly talk of 'foreign', consider this aspect. If you feel english is imposed, there is greater opposition to imposition of Hindi on the entire country. Hindi chauvanism is not acceptable.
we have not adapted English, but English is imposed on us. If our government had created jobs in our own language then English would be not so much necessary as it is today. only those who want to go other countries may have to learn English only for the purpose of communication. But over government has taken no care and as the result people have to depend on other country's language. Today English medium schools are growing on a faster rate while schools in our own languages are going down and down.
India is such a big country that various states like U.P., Bihar are like European countries. So if you wish to get job knowing only mother tongue, there is ample scope in your state. But if you wish to fid opportunities in othr states, you must learn either the language of that state or English. Thus a Punjabi can get job in Punjab only with his mother tongue. If he wishes to get job in Tamilnadu, he will have to learn Tamil if not English. Punjabi is more foreign than english in Tamilnadu. When you repeatedly talk of 'foreign', consider this aspect. If you feel english is imposed, there is greater opposition to imposition of Hindi on the entire country. Hindi chauvanism is not acceptable.
@Gulshan Kumar Ajmani: I agree to what you have said over here. // If you feel english is imposed, there is greater opposition to imposition of Hindi on the entire country. // I can't agree more. People all over are more open to accepting English rather than any other language because that would mean learning not just your mother tongue and English but about 20-27 languages which is not humanly possible.
we have not adapted English, but English is imposed on us. If our government had created jobs in our own language then English would be not so much necessary as it is today. only those who want to go other countries may have to learn English only for the purpose of communication. But over government has taken no care and as the result people have to depend on other country's language. Today English medium schools are growing on a faster rate while schools in our own languages are going down and down.
India is such a big country that various states like U.P., Bihar are like European countries. So if you wish to get job knowing only mother tongue, there is ample scope in your state. But if you wish to fid opportunities in othr states, you must learn either the language of that state or English. Thus a Punjabi can get job in Punjab only with his mother tongue. If he wishes to get job in Tamilnadu, he will have to learn Tamil if not English. Punjabi is more foreign than english in Tamilnadu. When you repeatedly talk of 'foreign', consider this aspect. If you feel english is imposed, there is greater opposition to imposition of Hindi on the entire country. Hindi chauvanism is not acceptable.
@Gulshan Kumar Ajmani: I agree to what you have said over here. // If you feel english is imposed, there is greater opposition to imposition of Hindi on the entire country. // I can't agree more. People all over are more open to accepting English rather than any other language because that would mean learning not just your mother tongue and English but about 20-27 languages which is not humanly possible.
It is often cited that abroad they work in their own languages. true but so many of them have a single language like Spain,France, England etc, Now when Europeans have to interact they talk in English as a link language. In fact English is not very well understood in most of the European countries. But in India which language will become the national language is still a problem.
It is a well known fact that the Japanese and the Chinese are now learning English like never before. Those who still beat their chests from the Hindi belt that English is a foreign language, need to understand that in every single country of Europe, their own Hindi wallahs from the English medium schools and the IITs and the IIMs, are studying their courses -- all higher education courses in, well, note this very important point, my dear Hindi wallahs, ENGLISH. Language, whether it is Hindi, or Tamil or any other language, is a means of understanding. Our Sardarjis from Punjab, for example, have settled down in Chennai, for decades, and speak Tamil so well. The daily wage labor from the Hindi belt, who do all sorts of civil Engineering work, including working for the Chennai Metro, in Chennai, have started speaking Tamil.
It is ridiculous to argue that speaking in English, transports us to a different culture. In fact, most of what goes on in Facebook, happens in various Indian languages as well. Hindi is the ideal link language, to be spoken throughout the country. It already has this status, even in Chennai. However, the Hindi wallahs also need to know that English is as important as Hindi.
Language and culture go together. Only if the people of another region understand local cultures and mix with the local people, and get to appreciate the good things of such cultures, can be make progress as a nation. For instance, many North Indians, enjoy Pongal, as a festival. They visit the houses of all friends, from various parts of India.
Language and culture can never be confused. Language is a means of communication, of better understanding, of mature outlook in life. There is no inferior or superior language. And in no way can people like Mr Limba think of advocating Hindi as the only language. This is absurd, to say the least.
we have not adapted English, but English is imposed on us. If our government had created jobs in our own language then English would be not so much necessary as it is today. only those who want to go other countries may have to learn English only for the purpose of communication. But over government has taken no care and as the result people have to depend on other country's language. Today English medium schools are growing on a faster rate while schools in our own languages are going down and down.
@lamba1manoj