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Chennai: Hindi learning picks up
by Guest Sun Mar 27, 2016 7:00 pm
In a State that has been known for its anti-Hindi imposition agitation, the tide seems to be changing.
Over the years, the number of people studying Hindi in Chennai city has been steadily increasing.
From 2009, the number of people taking the examinations offered by the Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS) has more than doubled, and officials say there is a 10 to 20 per cent increase in their numbers every year.
In 2009, 62,684 candidates had appeared for the examinations, and the number increased to 1,11,157 in 2013. In 2014, the numbers went up by another 20 per cent, an official from the organisation said. The largest increases have been in the Prathmik and Madhyama examinations, with over 10,000 additional students each, between 2009 and 2013.
The Parichay examination, the most basic, had a 35 per cent increase in number of students. The three examinations together saw close to 76,000 additional students over the same period. According to D. Selvaraj, secretary of the DBHPS press, more than half the candidates are studying in various schools in Chennai city.
“Around a third of our students are from IT companies and other private firms that seek everyday knowledge of Hindi,” he says.
Hindi teachers in the city say there is more interest in Hindi as a language, even among people who are not studying it.
K.V. Ramachandran, who trains students for various examinations, says today almost all families know some amount of Hindi.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/hindi-learning-picks-up/article6870230.ece
Over the years, the number of people studying Hindi in Chennai city has been steadily increasing.
From 2009, the number of people taking the examinations offered by the Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS) has more than doubled, and officials say there is a 10 to 20 per cent increase in their numbers every year.
In 2009, 62,684 candidates had appeared for the examinations, and the number increased to 1,11,157 in 2013. In 2014, the numbers went up by another 20 per cent, an official from the organisation said. The largest increases have been in the Prathmik and Madhyama examinations, with over 10,000 additional students each, between 2009 and 2013.
The Parichay examination, the most basic, had a 35 per cent increase in number of students. The three examinations together saw close to 76,000 additional students over the same period. According to D. Selvaraj, secretary of the DBHPS press, more than half the candidates are studying in various schools in Chennai city.
“Around a third of our students are from IT companies and other private firms that seek everyday knowledge of Hindi,” he says.
Hindi teachers in the city say there is more interest in Hindi as a language, even among people who are not studying it.
K.V. Ramachandran, who trains students for various examinations, says today almost all families know some amount of Hindi.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/hindi-learning-picks-up/article6870230.ece
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Re: Chennai: Hindi learning picks up
by Kayalvizhi Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:04 pm
It shows continued Hindi imposition and the slow death of Tamil.
It makes my argument for Tamil Nadu independence, Thanks Rashmun,
It makes my argument for Tamil Nadu independence, Thanks Rashmun,
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Re: Chennai: Hindi learning picks up
by Guest Tue Mar 29, 2016 6:27 am
CHENNAI: Oopar Aavo ji (please come up),” the MTC conductor addresses a commuter, who was travelling on the footboard,surprising other passengers in the bus. As people on board turned their attention towards the khaki-clad crew member, the commuter smiled. This could be a usual scene in North Indian cities, but what surprised passengers was that they saw a conductor in Chennai conversing in Hindi on an MTC bus on Poonamallee High Road.
With a large influx of North Indians to Chennai to work in various construction and infrastructure projects (in addition to the crowd in IT and financial services), some conductors on bus routes frequented by migrants have been trying to learn Hindi. While a few have picked up Hindi words and numbers to assist the non-Tamil passengers, some are competent to address them with very little hiccups.
Saravanan, a conductor on 15B bus route (Broadway-CMBT) says he has improved Hindi by carefully listening to their conversations on the move. “I gradually picked up Hindi by communicating with them. I used to eagerly ask the meaning of words,” he said.
Despite having studied Hindi till Class 5 in school, Saravanan said he lost touch with the language. “As several people from North India travel between Central Railway Station and CMBT, I thought it would be better to know some words to communicate with them,” he explained.
Another crew member Jeevanandham, who works on the same route said he felt the need to learn a few words as he has had communicate with several North Indians for issuing tickets everyday. “Now, I know roko means ‘stop’, ‘Go’ stands for javo and Pandhra B refers to ‘15 B’ bus route. I picked up all these words only by listening to labourers,” he says.
Bus route number 570 (CMBT to Kelambakkam) is another route where Hindi has made inroads in the daily lives of MTC conductors. This use of Hindi by MTC crewmen is happening in the heartland of anti-Hindi agitations, thanks to a plethora of construction projects in and around Chennai, mushrooming eateries and lifestyle shops, in which people from North India are largely employed. “Most of the business outlets on OMR employ North Indians. When they travel by our buses, we find it difficult to understand their language and vice-versa. So, we manage with some useful English and a few Hindi words for interactions,” explains an MTC driver.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Javo-Roko-Pandhra-B-MTC-Crew-Pick-up-Hindi/2016/02/15/article3277338.ece
With a large influx of North Indians to Chennai to work in various construction and infrastructure projects (in addition to the crowd in IT and financial services), some conductors on bus routes frequented by migrants have been trying to learn Hindi. While a few have picked up Hindi words and numbers to assist the non-Tamil passengers, some are competent to address them with very little hiccups.
Saravanan, a conductor on 15B bus route (Broadway-CMBT) says he has improved Hindi by carefully listening to their conversations on the move. “I gradually picked up Hindi by communicating with them. I used to eagerly ask the meaning of words,” he said.
Despite having studied Hindi till Class 5 in school, Saravanan said he lost touch with the language. “As several people from North India travel between Central Railway Station and CMBT, I thought it would be better to know some words to communicate with them,” he explained.
Another crew member Jeevanandham, who works on the same route said he felt the need to learn a few words as he has had communicate with several North Indians for issuing tickets everyday. “Now, I know roko means ‘stop’, ‘Go’ stands for javo and Pandhra B refers to ‘15 B’ bus route. I picked up all these words only by listening to labourers,” he says.
Bus route number 570 (CMBT to Kelambakkam) is another route where Hindi has made inroads in the daily lives of MTC conductors. This use of Hindi by MTC crewmen is happening in the heartland of anti-Hindi agitations, thanks to a plethora of construction projects in and around Chennai, mushrooming eateries and lifestyle shops, in which people from North India are largely employed. “Most of the business outlets on OMR employ North Indians. When they travel by our buses, we find it difficult to understand their language and vice-versa. So, we manage with some useful English and a few Hindi words for interactions,” explains an MTC driver.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Javo-Roko-Pandhra-B-MTC-Crew-Pick-up-Hindi/2016/02/15/article3277338.ece
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