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 4th 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 can be used in various welfare schemes. Notable speakers & parliamentarians like Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Ms. Sushma Swaraj have contributed to the debates through which the gravity of the issue can be felt.
On the other hand, every time the issue has been spoken it is met with fearful reactions from the non-Hindi speakers. This is obvious, I believe because we do not observe a gradual discussion, instead, it is raised periodically with some intensity. Why Hindi should not be forced upon among the non-Hindi masses? The reason is they are not ready for it. That the masses are not yet accepting it as there second language or maybe an alternate language. Another reason is that it is not properly communicated to the masses which have all strata and classes of people. The issue can be at times politically proliferated hence there is a chance of exaggeration and the reaction thus generates fear. Implementation is an important task and it has always been observed that political parties are always in a hurry because they are hungry for taking the credit, not to mention only if it is a success. To have a common language is projected as the need of Indian unity although we forget that in various national speeches spoken across, we convey our proudness of Unity in Diversity. On one hand, if we somehow implement Hindi among the masses, we will also observe monotonicity and slow rusting of the other languages, which is worrisome. I believe, at the regional level where there exist even different dialects, it needs to be conserved and people must speak in their mother tongue, not out of compulsion but only if they are at ease with that.
The need of the hour is to enhance the literacy rate of India. People must be educated and learned so that hypocrisy & haphazard implementation of fishy policies can be avoided by the masses themselves. Education will also help the masses to think the matter in a diverse manner and not in lack of arguments. We need to create more leaders and lesser followers. It is however obvious that if development is reached to micro levels, people will feel integral with the nation.
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 can be used in various welfare schemes. Notable speakers & parliamentarians like Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Ms. Sushma Swaraj have contributed to the debates through which the gravity of the issue can be felt.
On the other hand, every time the issue has been spoken it is met with fearful reactions from the non-Hindi speakers. This is obvious, I believe because we do not observe a gradual discussion, instead, it is raised periodically with some intensity. Why Hindi should not be forced upon among the non-Hindi masses? The reason is they are not ready for it. That the masses are not yet accepting it as there second language or maybe an alternate language. Another reason is that it is not properly communicated to the masses which have all strata and classes of people. The issue can be at times politically proliferated hence there is a chance of exaggeration and the reaction thus generates fear. Implementation is an important task and it has always been observed that political parties are always in a hurry because they are hungry for taking the credit, not to mention only if it is a success. To have a common language is projected as the need of Indian unity although we forget that in various national speeches spoken across, we convey our proudness of Unity in Diversity. On one hand, if we somehow implement Hindi among the masses, we will also observe monotonicity and slow rusting of the other languages, which is worrisome. I believe, at the regional level where there exist even different dialects, it needs to be conserved and people must speak in their mother tongue, not out of compulsion but only if they are at ease with that.
The need of the hour is to enhance the literacy rate of India. People must be educated and learned so that hypocrisy & haphazard implementation of fishy policies can be avoided by the masses themselves. Education will also help the masses to think the matter in a diverse manner and not in lack of arguments. We need to create more leaders and lesser followers. It is however obvious that if development is reached to micro levels, people will feel integral with the nation.
We have states where the Hindi language is an official language. It is also possible that when you interact with the first time, you will not be able to understand their Hindi because they have a different dialect & when it comes to India we have diversity even in District level. For that reason, we have 22 official languages, not one, not two! How education along with moral values, instead, a common language will help in promoting unity? Mutual respect and tolerance is the key. We need more fruitful discussions, the number of debates at smaller levels like schools, colleges & community. The plebiscite should be done frequently so that the voices and general analytics are available to support the say. If a non-Hindi person can be said to learn Hindi then it is as well possible that a migrated person from another region can own the mother tongue of the region for conducting the day to day proceedings. It is only possible if we don’t see the pain in it but the benefit of expanding our minds and feelings that can now be propagated in other forms!
Surely Hindi can become a National language but not by creating the disruptions and cacophony instead mutual discussions and education is the key. Do we have enough analytics to show that people are ready? People protest against it is obvious because the way it is propagated, it reflects a police state and not democracy. Demonetization and bringing GST can be the examples of the monumental management failure because there was large level disruption across India and the effect of the same can be seen in our GDP.
My mother tongue is Hindi & I love speaking in Hindi. I can almost touch it when I speak it. I think in Hindi when I am in high emotions. That does not mean I have no likes for other languages. I have liked Assamese when I was in Assam & tried to learn it as well. I read nearly all articles & books in English. Currently, I am living in Maharashtra where local people speaks in the Marathi language. I think native people love to speak Marathi and they communicate better when they talk. We need to understand that there is a deep-rooted connection between the language with the people's life. Any interference with this should be done only with their consent! The ground is still not fertile and we are not sure whether it will bring fruit hence investment must be done only with a proper business plan!!! Thank you!
My mother tongue is Hindi & I love speaking in Hindi. I can almost touch it when I speak it. I think in Hindi when I am in high emotions. That does not mean I have no likes for other languages. I have liked Assamese when I was in Assam & tried to learn it as well. I read nearly all articles & books in English. Currently, I am living in Maharashtra where local people speaks in the Marathi language. I think native people love to speak Marathi and they communicate better when they talk. We need to understand that there is a deep-rooted connection between the language with the people's life. Any interference with this should be done only with their consent! The ground is still not fertile and we are not sure whether it will bring fruit hence investment must be done only with a proper business plan!!! Thank you!
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