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Post by Kayalvizhi Mon Sep 21, 2015 11:13 pm

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Post by Vakavaka Pakapaka Tue Sep 22, 2015 10:03 am

Hey Kayar,

About 30% of the population in today's Chennai is still of Telugu background. In what way are their language rights protected by the state?

India is home to several languages. The fact that so many languages are still alive suggests a healthy trend. Tamil is spoken by not more than 5.9%. There are other non-Hindi speaking people (Bengalis, Telugus, Maratis, etc.) who are more numerous but not fanatical like you.

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Post by Ponniyin Selvan Tue Sep 22, 2015 11:37 am

Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:Hey Kayar,

About 30% of the population in today's Chennai is still of Telugu background. In what way are their language rights protected by the state?

India is home to several languages. The fact that so many languages are still alive suggests a healthy trend. Tamil is spoken by not more than 5.9%. There are other non-Hindi speaking people (Bengalis, Telugus, Maratis, etc.) who are more numerous but not fanatical like you.

I attended the conference. Bengali speaker has a Ph.D from Harvard and spoke well. In the photo shown above, folks who are lighting the fire include a professor from Punjab, two Kannadigas working in the IT field in Bengaluru and a Keralite. 

This is for promoting linguistic equality, not to privilege one over the other. It will have safeguards for minority languages as well. In fact we had a speaker from Orissa who belongs to a language group called Kosali (first time I heard about that language). Looks like there are 2 crore Kosali speakers but they have no recognition.

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Post by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Tue Sep 22, 2015 12:58 pm

Ponniyin Selvan wrote:
Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:Hey Kayar,

About 30% of the population in today's Chennai is still of Telugu background. In what way are their language rights protected by the state?

India is home to several languages. The fact that so many languages are still alive suggests a healthy trend. Tamil is spoken by not more than 5.9%. There are other non-Hindi speaking people (Bengalis, Telugus, Maratis, etc.) who are more numerous but not fanatical like you.

I attended the conference. Bengali speaker has a Ph.D from Harvard and spoke well. In the photo shown above, folks who are lighting the fire include a professor from Punjab, two Kannadigas working in the IT field in Bengaluru and a Keralite. 

This is for promoting linguistic equality, not to privilege one over the other. It will have safeguards for minority languages as well. In fact we had a speaker from Orissa who belongs to a language group called Kosali (first time I heard about that language). Looks like there are 2 crore Kosali speakers but they have no recognition.

kOsali ? All they have to do is to tell Bhagwat ji...they are direct descendants of the King of Kosala of the Mahabharata fame.

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Post by goodcitizn Wed Sep 23, 2015 3:15 am

Ponniyin Selvan wrote:
Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:Hey Kayar,

About 30% of the population in today's Chennai is still of Telugu background. In what way are their language rights protected by the state?

India is home to several languages. The fact that so many languages are still alive suggests a healthy trend. Tamil is spoken by not more than 5.9%. There are other non-Hindi speaking people (Bengalis, Telugus, Maratis, etc.) who are more numerous but not fanatical like you.

I attended the conference. Bengali speaker has a Ph.D from Harvard and spoke well. In the photo shown above, folks who are lighting the fire include a professor from Punjab, two Kannadigas working in the IT field in Bengaluru and a Keralite. 

This is for promoting linguistic equality, not to privilege one over the other. It will have safeguards for minority languages as well. In fact we had a speaker from Orissa who belongs to a language group called Kosali (first time I heard about that language). Looks like there are 2 crore Kosali speakers but they have no recognition.

Given that English has become necessary in India, particularly in view of the BPO's and KPO's in the IT industry that is bringing in huge sums of dollars, higher wages and more employment, it has to be the only "Official" language of India. All Indian languages, including Hindi, must be considered "National" with equal status. If Modi wants to speak in Hindi because he is more comfortable, fine. Let translators be available in whichever region his speech is broadcast so people can understand what he is saying. If tomorrow, another PM from AP or TN comes into power, he or she should equally be given the right to speak in Telugu or Tamil with translators likewise being made available.

As for trains or planes that travel within regions, announcements must be made in English and the local regional language(s). All billboards, product labels and commmercials must be regionally based along with English.

India is not a bi-lingual country but a multi-lingual country. Let us honor that. If the Hindi fanatics want to communicate better they need to either learn English or learn the local language. Those crores and crores of rupees spent in Hindi Prachar Sabhas from the taxpayers' money derived from all regions of India would be better spent educating the people of BIMARU states to read and write in Hindi that is the most backward segment of India in literacy. Tamil Nadu will do just fine without a single Hindi Prachar Sabha. Modi should take his Hindi broom and sweep out illiteracy in the Hindi-speaking states.

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