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Promotion of Hindi Language: Implications

The Hindi language is spoken in India and countries where Indians have earlier migrated either in post-independence period or before Independence of India. The Indian diaspora is present in the entire world & Hindi is said to be the 4 th largest spoken language in the world, after English, Mandarin & Spanish. In India, there has been debates and campaign going on for a long time to make Hindi as the National Language of India although it has always been protested against by the non-Hindi speakers. Recently the topic is in the news because there have been discussions in the parliament about initiating a resolution in the UN for making Hindi as the official language there. It is also said that Indian government will also have to bear the cost of approximately INR 400 Cr every year to translate the language at the assembly. For a developing country like India it is a major amount and already there is a dearth of fund availability in front of the government because the funds ...

Menstruation

I was nudging my sister to start writing. She had been asking what to write upon and was delaying it. I was unhappy. Today evening she surprised me with a rather sensitive yet small write up, a genuine process turned terribly into a taboo, a problem. This article is a response to her write-up from my "viewpoint"... Dear Behna, I am happy that you have finally written often considered rather a sensitive topic in India. Even when I am typing the words I am not sure, should I share this publically? Would people take it openly or would they be judging me? Menstruation in girls and its social implications in India is what you chose to write on. First of all, if it would have been happening with Men, the world would be a better place to live!! You should be aware that you are one of the many girls who is sharing a common invisible stage with you. This simple process has been turned into agony for all of them. Is there a need to be more vocal about the topic in India? Und...