Adopt Roman script and English terminolgy

I doubt if any state would want to give up on their language while interacting on an official level because it gives them a unique identity. Insted they could have a translator when such tricky sotuations arise, it simplifies matters ..

Technology is developing day by day. Therefore, language is not a problem in this modern world. Number of mobile apps are available in the market to translate the languages. English is the main language that we use for official matters. But earlier days, very few English medium schools were in our country. Therefore, people got education in their native languages. Today, there are number of English medium schools in our country and most of the students are studying in English medium schools. So, language is not a serious problem for the next generations.  

English is the associate official language and no longer it is recognised as a foreign language.  Presently it is the sole means of official communication between North Indian states and southern states as well as centre and South Indian state. Nehru had promised that English will remain as associate official language in 1962 when the anti Hindi agitataion was on steam in Tamil nadu. 

I feel adopting more English will be good for the nation.

Practically speaking yes , using English as the official language might make everything simpler and easier but one cannot overlook peoples emotions and their attachment and emotional ties to their native language. It is also a matter of keeping languages alive ..

Jincy Aby wrote:

Technology is developing day by day. Therefore, language is not a problem in this modern world. Number of mobile apps are available in the market to translate the languages. English is the main language that we use for official matters. But earlier days, very few English medium schools were in our country. Therefore, people got education in their native languages. Today, there are number of English medium schools in our country and most of the students are studying in English medium schools. So, language is not a serious problem for the next generations.

it is right that much students are studying in English medium school and Hindi medium school have English as compulsory subject form 1st standard. It is also fact that 60% of Indian population is living in village and their English is not good like others, so it is practical not possible to use Roman alphabates.  

anil wrote:

Jincy Aby wrote:

Technology is developing day by day. Therefore, language is not a problem in this modern world. Number of mobile apps are available in the market to translate the languages. English is the main language that we use for official matters. But earlier days, very few English medium schools were in our country. Therefore, people got education in their native languages. Today, there are number of English medium schools in our country and most of the students are studying in English medium schools. So, language is not a serious problem for the next generations.

it is right that much students are studying in English medium school and Hindi medium school have English as compulsory subject form 1st standard. It is also fact that 60% of Indian population is living in village and their English is not good like others, so it is practical not possible to use Roman alphabates.  

For many, English may be difficult but Roman alphabet can be uniformly used. Many of us write Hindi as well as other languages in roman script on social sites like Facebook. Apart from use of Roman script, the technical and professional terms in English can be adopted in Hindi and other languages also. This will make things easy as a result of uniformity in script and terminology of technical and professional terms. For example, it is okay to use the word 'gravitation' in all languages instead of translating as 'gurutvakarshan' etc.  

 

What you are suggesting will happen but say after 20 - 30 years when larger number of Indians will have studied English.

It sounds good but won't be practical because a huge percentage of people are not very comfortable in English especially while writing the technical words. They can express it very conveniently in Hindi or in their mother tongue. It will further create confusion if English is made mandatory for official use in India.  

Shampa Sadhya wrote:

It sounds good but won't be practical because a huge percentage of people are not very comfortable in English especially while writing the technical words. They can express it very conveniently in Hindi or in their mother tongue. It will further create confusion if English is made mandatory for official use in India.  

i am little bit disagree with you miss, actually we all know that english is spoken in almost many countries, and it is also true there are many offices in India where english is spoken in order to communicate with their employees or colleague. so i think that if English is made mandatory in India to be spoken beside their mother tongue Hindi, it will take India in the path of development. 

Developed countries like the European cpuntries and Japan have realised the importance of preserving their identity whether it is culture, customs, traditions or language. But for some in India in their new found psuedo modernism , want to disown everything that is unique to this country including its rich language heritage.I wonder if there is another country in the world that has so many different languages and dialects ..

Shampa Sadhya wrote:

It sounds good but won't be practical because a huge percentage of people are not very comfortable in English especially while writing the technical words. They can express it very conveniently in Hindi or in their mother tongue. It will further create confusion if English is made mandatory for official use in India.  

The use of English words for technical and professional terms will bring uniformity and avoid chaos. As regards convenience, most English words are more convenient. These need not be translated. I don't feel that it is necessary to translate words like 'affidavit', 'university', 'gravitation'  These words can be adopted in all languages. I remember an incident. Somebody wanted to reach university. He told the auto driver that he wanted to go to Vishwavidyalaya.  But auto driver could not understand. He also asked others but nobody helped. Incidentally, he again said that he wanted to go to university. The auto driver said- okay sir, You should have told earlier in plain Hindi that you want to go to university'.   For many, 'university' is Hindi and 'vishwavidalya' some thing unknown or foreign. 

The best way is to use Roman script for all languages and adopt technical/ professional terms of English. This will be most convenient.