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Chennai: Hindi learning picks up in city, slowly and steadily
by Guest Sun Apr 03, 2016 2:22 pm
Over the years, the number of people studying Hindi in the city has been steadily increasing.
From 2009, the number of people taking the examinations offered by the Dakshin Bharath 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 the 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.
“Many have realised the importance of the language, and are either studying it formally or learning it from television, movies and interactions with Hindi speakers,” he says, adding, many school students do not have the time to study an additional language, especially in higher classes.
Students feel knowledge of Hindi is critical, especially if they plan to leave the State in the future.
T. Shwetha, a college student, has written the Prathmik, Madhyama and Rashtrabhasha examinations. “I plan to shift to Delhi or Mumbai in a couple of years, and unless I know Hindi, it will be difficult. I have been diligently practicing my spoken Hindi and I watch at least one Hindi movie a week,” she says.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/hindi-learning-picks-up-in-city-slowly-and-steadily/article6858534.ece?homepage=true
From 2009, the number of people taking the examinations offered by the Dakshin Bharath 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 the 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.
“Many have realised the importance of the language, and are either studying it formally or learning it from television, movies and interactions with Hindi speakers,” he says, adding, many school students do not have the time to study an additional language, especially in higher classes.
Students feel knowledge of Hindi is critical, especially if they plan to leave the State in the future.
T. Shwetha, a college student, has written the Prathmik, Madhyama and Rashtrabhasha examinations. “I plan to shift to Delhi or Mumbai in a couple of years, and unless I know Hindi, it will be difficult. I have been diligently practicing my spoken Hindi and I watch at least one Hindi movie a week,” she says.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/hindi-learning-picks-up-in-city-slowly-and-steadily/article6858534.ece?homepage=true
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Re: Chennai: Hindi learning picks up in city, slowly and steadily
by Guest Sun Apr 03, 2016 2:24 pm
Nothing new. Daily we speak hindi in office. Outside restaurants we speak hindi. Went to airtel office and they speak hindi. Public who visits us speaks hindi. Chennai has become cosmopolitan city, people who were locals went abroad / other states for work. Ask 10 people and you will find that 8 are from other city or state.
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