Writing in other languages

I am most comfortable writing in English and Marathi which is my mother tongue. I also can write in Hindi quite well, but am quite slow when writing in Hindi.

It's a question of convenience. I too write in Telugu for a few local magazines. But better in English.

True it is indeed a matter of convenience. I feel at ease expressing my thoughts and dreams in English.. I come from a  multi lingual background and never really had a preference for any single language over the other. Besides English is the universal language whether we like it or not. 

Irrespective of one's liking and disliking, it's a fact that English is a universal language.

The fact that it is the universal language gives us the additional  advantage of being able to connect to a world wide audience. It helps you learn more, broaden your understanding and widens the scope of your reach. 

The meaning of a language that's considered as universal language is self explanatory. Unless it's not advantageous how it gets itself entitled for Universal language ?

The advantage is that we know the language and can communicate freely. The fact is  that not everyone everywhere has this advantage that we have. 

Advantages of English may not be available within the reach of all. Then, many grabbed this advantage by sheer hard working. Learning English and putting it to one;s advantage is not difficult. I learned English in the hardest way. My mother tongue is Telugu. So are many members in this site.

Sofs wrote:

The fact that it is the universal language gives us the additional  advantage of being able to connect to a world wide audience. It helps you learn more, broaden your understanding and widens the scope of your reach. 

Very true, most educated Indians know English , which is why they have been able to make a mark in other English speaking countries so much so that the next (now) generation of youngsters are even better than the original, meaning we get to hear Indian children living abroad excelling in the language ..

The facts about the advantages of English are well known and of late it's usage has become more owing to Globalization. English is that language that has the potentiality to wipe off the borders between the countries making the entire world as a single Global village.

rambabu wrote:

Advantages of English may not be available within the reach of all. Then, many grabbed this advantage by sheer hard working. Learning English and putting it to one;s advantage is not difficult. I learned English in the hardest way. My mother tongue is Telugu. So are many members in this site.

 

True. Most of us love the beauty of our mother tongue better than any other language. But we know that if we are confined to writing in our mother tongue there will be limited audience. Though a foreign language, because of its universal connectivity, we learn English with our own effort and determination and convert our vernacular thoughts into English and cover a large audience.  Fluency will come in due course, by practice and fighting with mistakes. 

Exactly. Though we feel comfortable with our respective Mother tongue its reach is very less and limited for expressing our views. This is where English is having an edge over other languages. Its reach, acceptance and scope are wider. rather it is almost a global language.

Hindi being my native language so I am more comfortable in expressing in it than in any other language.

True. But with the knowledge of only Hindi, we cannot widen the scope of our  several opportunities, in these days of Globalization. For this to achieve English will be more useful than any other language.

Sanjeev Gupta wrote:

Hindi being my native language so I am more comfortable in expressing in it than in any other language.

It depends on which place you live at.  If you live in a metropolitan city with many non Hindi speaking people, you will get habituated to English. 

Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:

Sanjeev Gupta wrote:

Hindi being my native language so I am more comfortable in expressing in it than in any other language.

It depends on which place you live at.  If you live in a metropolitan city with many non Hindi speaking people, you will get habituated to English. 

very true. I live in a metropolitan city which looks like mini India. Hence, I became habituated with English to communicate with different kinds of people.

 

Except for a small percentage of people living in metros and two tier cities, vast majority of the people still use their native language to communicate. They may not bother to learn any other language unless there is a need to do so..Not many educated people can speak English because they study in their local language and may study English as a second language which knowledge would not be sufficient for them to be fluent ! So for all practical purpose they use their own language more than any other language !

The language of urban India is increasingly English and rural India it is their native language.

Yes rural India should also start using English considering the fact that Native language in the long run is of no use. But some youngsters from rural regions realized the importance of English and are going to nearby cities for learning English undergoing many difficulties.

Our politician don't think so , while they send their children to international schools and abroad to study they insist on mother being the primary language to be used in schools.