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While many of us very enthusiastically remember Thomas Friedmans book on
Globalization 3.0, we have forgotten a very interesting term he has also used to explain
the social process going on in the world. Exactly ten years ago, before he wrote his
famous book, Friedman wrote an article entitled: Wake up, smell Glocalization in
India
I find this term extremely relevant today and it explains a lot about what social
anthropologists would call a tendency in a world where there is universalization as well
as particularization going on at the same time. Globalization does not just simply imply
homogenization whereby we all speak the same language and eat the same food and
dress in the same boring manner. Globalization is also creating a kind of glokalization,
that is, a local response emphasizing the unique elements of all cultures, thereby
creating indigenous patterns which are not identical to responses elsewhere.
Just last week I had the opportunity to hold talks on India at Copenhagen University,
and one more speaker on the panel was the revered former faculty member at John F.
Kennedy school of Government at Harvard University and a former United States
ambassador to India, Robert Blackwill. It was interesting to listen to Blackwills
presentation, but what struck me was his remarkable acumen and knowledge of
Gujaratis as businessmen. Once again, a unique thing about Gujarat is the ethos of
creating a good business atmosphere. And this narrative reaches as far as the shores of
USA.
So when Angela Merkel of Germany chooses to hold a talk in USA in German, Francois
Hollande of France prefers to speak French, Putin Russian and Narendra Modi of India
chooses to speak Hindi, then it should be seen as a healthy sign of glocalization.
We as human beings have a strong need to glocalize our presence. It is better to be
originals than copy-cats. The world is not turning into one homogeneous unit where
we all end up speaking the same language. Thank God, for it would be extremely boring
to live in such a world. There is room for diversity and there are good reasons for
people to speak their respective languages wherever they are.
Hindi and Sanskrit have given many words to other languages. The words for Father
and Mother in Scandinavia are derived from Sanskrit. The Scandinavian word for
knowledge Ved comes from Sanskrit Veda. So on and so forth. Why should India
forget its roots when everyone else finds treasure in our past?
Therefore it is a sign of tolerance that Narendra Modi, who grew up speaking Gujarati,
has taken great effort to master Hindi, a language that unites India these days. It is
Indias way of particularizing its culture. Indian English is another way to do it. Banning
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junk food in Indian schools is probably the third healthy way to preserve the good old
habits of eating healthy food and preserving the unique food culture that India
possesses.
We have to indigenize our cultural and eating habits. We can be both global and local
at the same time. We can call the world a Vasudev Kutumba and when the world
comes to us, offer them Indian food and not junk food. The interesting phenomenon of
glocalization is that it is also economically viable. Imagine the amount of money that
we will save if we stop becoming diabetic because we make our children fat by letting
them eat this unhealthy junk food.
And the most important reason to glokalize is to create a sense of pride in being an
Indian. Most prosperous nations also have a population that takes pride in being part
of that nation. So is India finally glocalizing? One could also ask: Is Modi finally
glocalizing India by speaking Hindi at international forums? Whats your take on that?
DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.
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manohar.sharma
Jun 13, 2014, 09:27 AM IST
Many liberals,intellectuals brought in Macaoulay\'s ethos will find it not very easy
to adjust to this new change.But I am very happy to note that for a change it is not
the English speaking elite but home grown chaiwala who is setting the rules.I feel
very very proud today as Modi is insisting on only Indian ways,ethos and not the
borrowed ones from the west
GLOCALIZAT ION GLOCALIZING INDIA NARENDRA-MODI
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Sandy
Jun 12, 2014, 03:58 PM IST
Yes we are proud of our identity as the \'only \' Hindu country. It is time we held
our own like the Chinese and Japs !
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rohit_k62
Jun 12, 2014, 06:39 AM IST
The other problem with the non-Hindi languages in India is that they are all
primitive, have pathetically poor vocabularies, and sound very brutal to the ears. I
can\'t understand how can normal human beings speak such primitive languages
in 21st century. No wonder that all the educated people in non-Hindi areas have
adopted English, because they know that their own languages are an insult to
human intelligence, and they can\'t even think properly in those languages. But,that is not the case with Hindi. Hindi is a language with a superior vocabulary and
a glorious literary past. That is why Hindi is all set to dominate India, whether non-
Hindi speakers like it or not. But, non-Hindi speakers do have the choice to stick to
their brutal and primitive underdeveloped languages. That is why I encourage that
non-Hindi speakers should either accept the domination of Hindi, or quit India
while they still have time. Why wait to be kicked out instead?
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Desh
Jun 12, 2014, 03:02 PM IST
Hindi becomes Urdu if it is written in Indo-Persian script, and Hindi
becomes Urdu if written in Devanagari script.
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rohit_k62
Jun 12, 2014, 06:21 AM IST
I congratulate Modiji to promote Hindi and also allowing for the domination ofHindi. That is the way things will be henceforth. If you don\'t believe me, just listen
to his speech in chaste Hindi delivered in Parliament initiating the debate on the
motion of thanks to the President. It is fabulous that a Gujarati is taking the
initiative in this regard. But, I don\'t want Hindi to be imposed on the people who
don\'t like Hindi. Therefore, I strongly encourage people of Deccan Peninsula
(Marathi and Southies) to declare independence from India, because if they don\'t
do it, they will be kicked out for sure. Why leave with complete humiliation, when
you still have a chance to leave with self respect? Finally, we are all set to finally
have a nation whose national language (and not the official one) is Hindi. I
congratulate Modiji in this regard, and again encourage the non-Hindi speakers to
leave India with dignity, or else they will have to just face the boot.
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Desh
Jun 12, 2014, 02:59 PM IST
There is nothing new in it. The same have been happened many times in
past.
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Patel Girish
Jun 12, 2014, 01:42 PM IST
What we all should be proud of is that Modiji is creating a history of
acting/speaking like an International leader, proud of his National
identity. Most of those International leaders know English as well, but
they use their National languages to identify them as Nationalists. Free
translators are always there to convey their messages. Otherwise, as far
as I know, Modiji does know English enough to use it internationally.
Girish Patel
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clonehead
Jun 12, 2014, 09:48 PM IST
National language my dear Sir????? Seriously???? If Jyoti Basu
and Chandrababu Naidu speak in Bengali and Telugu does
that mean they are not proud of their National identities???
DeshJun 12, 2014, 03:00 PM IST
He is the same person who was condemned internationally.
Indrani DasGuptaJun 11, 2014, 10:09 PM IST
I think you should choose either \"k\" or \"c\". Pick one. Also, it is \"Vasudhaive
Katumbakam\".
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clonehead
Jun 11, 2014, 08:53 PM IST
Hindi is the language of the underdeveloped, illiterate, overpopulated BIMARU
belt and the non hindi speaking regions want nothing to do with it. My mother
tongue is Marathi and that is my preference. I will learn Hindi only if the need
arises and if I feel like and not because some BIMARU politician thinks that the
rest of the country should. Mr. Modi is of course welcome to speak in Hindi in the
UN just like a leader from WB speaks Bengali or one from AP speaks Telugu,
that\'s it. Its about speaking in a tongue you are comfortable in and if you\'re
comfortable in using English then there is nothing wrong in it as well as it is one of
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the Official languages of the country. The problem is these uncivilized barbarians
from the BIMARU belt are quick to jump the gun and take it as a sign of the
promotion/dominance of Hindi. This is because they have nothing to offer apart
from this language of theirs. After all their entire survival is dependent on the hand
outs from the non hindi speaking developed regions of the country as it is the
taxes and economic prowess of these regions that is feeding these backward
BIMARU regions. Hindi is synonymous with the honor killing, girl baby murdering,
spitting and littering, over populated, illiterate, crass, obnoxious, misogynistic and
patriarchal, backward and underdeveloped culture of the BIMARU region
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Desh
Jun 12, 2014, 03:04 PM IST
Hindi (Hindustani) is the 3rd largest language on this face of globe.
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ayaparamg
Jun 11, 2014, 06:38 PM IST
It is \"Vasudhaiva kutumbakam\" Vasudha = earth, mother earth, being one
family.by quoting the saw as \"vasudeva kutumbakam\" (vasudeva - is a name of a
person -by the way) the author not only messes up the inherent meaning and the
significance of what is being said, but worse - exposing their ignorance...how
seriously is the reader to take the rest of their writing...? Talk of standards falling in
our country - truly everything is taking a southward direction when it comes to
quality in our country - especially knowledge communication and
ournalism...touching the nadir steadily.
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rohit_k62
Jun 11, 2014, 09:38 AM IST
I congratulate Modi on the promotion and domination of Hindi in India. If other
Indians like marathis or southies have a problem with that, they are free to seektheir own independent countries. If in the end India only consists of Hindi
speaking states and Gujarat, then so be it. I really don\'t want to be associated
with dark parts of India (pun intended).
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clonehead
Jun 11, 2014, 08:57 PM IST
Hindi is the language of the underdeveloped, illiterate, overpopulated
BIMARU belt and the non hindi speaking regions want nothing to dowith it. My mother tongue is Marathi and that is my preference. I will
learn Hindi only if the need arises and if I feel like and not because some
BIMARU politician thinks that the rest of the country should. Mr. Modi
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is of course welcome to speak in Hindi in the UN just like a leader from
WB speaks Bengali or one from AP speaks Telugu, that\\\'s it. Its about
speaking in a tongue you are comfortable in and if you\\\'re comfortable
in using English then there is nothing wrong in it as well as it is one of
the Official languages of the country. The problem is these uncivilized
barbarians from the BIMARU belt are quick to jump the gun and take it
as a sign of the promotion/dominance of Hindi. This is because they
have nothing to offer apart from this language of theirs. After all their
entire survival is dependent on the hand outs from the non hindi
speaking developed regions of the country as it is the taxes and
economic prowess of these regions that is feeding these backward
BIMARU regions. Hindi is synonymous with the honor killing, girl baby
murdering, spitting and littering, over populated, illiterate, crass,
obnoxious, misogynistic and patriarchal, backward and underdeveloped
culture of the BIMARU region. Also Gujarat is too progressive and
developed to be part of your Hindi speaking filth.
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Sudhir
Jun 11, 2014, 11:24 AM IST
Are you recommending that we split the country into hindi speaking
and non-hindi speaking nations?
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Desh
Jun 12, 2014, 03:06 PM IST
yes Clonehead meant this.
Dharmendra
Jun 11, 2014, 08:59 AM IST
very good article, garb se kano hum hindustani hair
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Shailesh Mohan Bajpai
Jun 11, 2014, 08:52 AM IST
Very nicely written article
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Desh
Jun 12, 2014, 03:06 PM IST
Oh! is is so.
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hello.its.arpita
Jun 11, 2014, 08:28 AM IST
Definitely it is a laudable effort. Originality, and not mere copying, is what keeps a person or
a nation vibrant and dynamic. I indeed appreciate the author\'s idea of offering healthy
Indian foods as opposed to fast foods that are not part of our culture. Good article!reply
Jaygudi
Jun 11, 2014, 05:21 AM IST
All top leaders of the country must speak in Hindu at all international fora.....
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ravi
Jun 11, 2014, 05:12 AM ISTEXCELLENT article
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clonehead
Jun 11, 2014, 03:24 AM IST
Hindi is the language of the underdeveloped, illiterate, overpopulated BIMARU
belt and the non hindi speaking regions want nothing to do with it. My mother
tongue is Marathi and that is my preference. I will learn Hindi only if the need
arises and if I feel like and not because some BIMARU politician thinks that the
rest of the country should. Mr. Modi is of course welcome to speak in Hindi in the
UN just like a leader from WB speaks Bengali or one from AP speaks Telugu,
that\'s it. Its about speaking in a tongue you are comfortable in and if you\'re
comfortable in using English then there is nothing wrong in it as well as it is one of
the Official languages of the country. The problem is these uncivilized barbarians
from the BIMARU belt are quick to jump the gun and take it as a sign of the
promotion/dominance of Hindi. This is because they have nothing to offer apart
from this language of theirs. After all their entire survival is dependent on the hand
outs from the non hindi speaking developed regions of the country as it is the
taxes and economic prowess of these regions that is feeding these backward
BIMARU regions. Hindi is synonymous with the honor killing, girl baby murdering,
spitting and littering, over populated, illiterate, crass, obnoxious, misogynistic and
patriarchal, backward and underdeveloped culture of the BIMARU region
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PS IndJun 12, 2014, 10:03 AM IST
If you drive back North Indian crowd back to their states, believe me,
Southern states and Maharashtra (so called developed states) will die
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even quicker death. Most of the resources they need (be it natural or
human) come from those states and NI states could still survive as
farmers don\'t commit suicides there :)
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Hemanth B
Jun 11, 2014, 11:43 AM IST
Just change ur screen name to \"emptyhead\" and then I will read this
bull***t
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PS Ind
Jun 11, 2014, 10:19 AM IST
The concept of BIMARU was proposed long back and if you see the
current situation, it applies to almost any state in India. (including the
state to which the person who coined that term belongs to- Bengal. Infact, Bengal is worst state in India) You are boasting about Maharashtra
which has one of the worst human development records if we go by
recent farmer suicides, and the way poor people are treated by
politicians like Ajit Pawar. As for Mumbai, it wasn\'t a part of
Maharashtra for a long time, and even today the Marathis\'
contribution is much less than any other regional people in that city. All
those crimes you listed happen in Maharashtra too, and Southern states
like Kerala are even worst. That debate aside, you are correlating all this
with the language. What is your point, you peabrained?
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clonehead, , IST
My point my dear hare-brained BIMARU brother is that your
very survival is dependent on handouts from your more
prosperous, develop and civilized brethren. It is very amusing
to see a BIMARU Bhaiyya getting offended and trying toretaliate with some empty headed nonsense come back and
falling flat on their paan emissions. Everyone knows about
how developed and progressed the BIMARU region is and it
is beyond redemptions. If we could drive back the BIMARU
parasites to their abodes and build a fence around it, that
region will starve to death in a year
Brown American
Jun 11, 2014, 03:13 AM IST
What is Modi and his cabinet\'s educational background? Maybe that is the
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reason they prefer \'Hindi\' over English. We know for sure that Smirti Irani did
not finish College. What is Modi\'s education? Which University did he go to?
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Indrani DasGuptaJun 11, 2014, 10:11 PM IST
Google is your friend.
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Hemanth B
Jun 11, 2014, 11:44 AM IST
yawnnnn
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Khan Baba
Jun 11, 2014, 01:18 AM IST
Modi G is trying to cover up his non-proficiency in English. It\'s not a shortcomingto not know English well. But, to cover it up in the garb of promoting Hindi is
obnoxious.
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nihichsu
Jun 11, 2014, 01:52 AM IST
Khan Baba - It is your ignorance. Mr. Modi is a Masters in Political
Science and can handle English language both the spoken and written
very well. He is on the Twitter in English and on the facebook too, that isin English too. Therefore to be biased and say that promoting Hindi as a
cover up his non proficiency in English is not only wrong but also
malicious.
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Khan Baba
Jun 11, 2014, 01:08 AM IST
The words for Father and Mother in Scandinavia are derived from Sanskrit.The Scandinavian word for knowledge Ved comes from Sanskrit Veda. Could
you please provide any proof to back up your claim? I guess you don\'t have a basic
knowledge about world languages. Hindi and Sanskrit belong to Indo-Iranian
group which in turn is a part of Indo-European group of languages. Hence, all these
related languages have similarities to various extents. Only an ignoramus can
claim that certain words in the Scandinavian languages or any other language in
the Indo-European group are derived from Sanskrit. Sanskrit is just another
language in the Indo-European group which happens to be quite old unlike Hindi.reply
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Hemanth B
Jun 11, 2014, 11:46 AM IST
Arabic is the most underdeveloped language in the world. It has very less
vocabulary.
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Dharmendra
Jun 11, 2014, 09:01 AM IST
seems even a part of your brain was cut off in childhood
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clonehead
Jun 11, 2014, 12:38 AM IST
Hindi is the language of the underdeveloped, illiterate, overpopulated BIMARUbelt and the non hindi speaking regions want nothing to do with it. My mother
tongue is Marathi and that is my preference. I will learn Hindi only if the need
arises and if I feel like and not because some BIMARU politician thinks that the
rest of the country should. Mr. Modi is of course welcome to speak in Hindi in the
UN just like a leader from WB speaks Bengali or one from AP speaks Telugu,
that\'s it. Its about speaking in a tongue you are comfortable in and if you\'re
comfortable in using English then there is nothing wrong in it as well as it is one of
the Official languages of the country. The problem is these uncivilized barbarians
from the BIMARU belt are quick to jump the gun and take it as a sign of the
promotion/dominance of Hindi. This is because they have nothing to offer apart
from this language of theirs. After all their entire survival is dependent on the hand
outs from the non hindi speaking developed regions of the country as it is the
taxes and economic prowess of these regions that is feeding these backward
BIMARU regions. Hindi is synonymous with the honor killing, girl baby murdering,
spitting and littering, over populated, illiterate, crass, obnoxious, misogynistic and
patriarchal, backward and underdeveloped culture of the BIMARU region
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nihichsu
Jun 11, 2014, 01:55 AM IST
@Clonehead - your comments are in a very bad taste and saturated with
hate towards your own country people. You should be ashamed writing
such hateful comment.
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vivek kumar
Jun 11, 2014, 01:08 AM IST
Friend you speak whatever but don\'t insult others.
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lalashok
Jun 11, 2014, 12:37 AM IST
Our Prime Minister is a great communicator. Would be happy to hear him speak in
any language where his head, heart and tongue are in perfect harmony.
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S S
Jun 10, 2014, 09:54 PM IST
Modi does not speak English well so he does not have any option but to speak in
Hindi when he meets US president. Many people on earth do not speak and know
english. That\'s normal and not a sign of ineligibility or incompetency. However
since he is master of false image, he is trying to sell idea to us that he will promote
Hindi at international stage when he speaks in Hindi. But no one will agree, right ?
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Khan Baba
Jun 11, 2014, 01:11 AM IST
I second you.
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vivek kumar
Jun 11, 2014, 01:09 AM IST
Talk about urself
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Madan Malik
Jun 10, 2014, 09:33 PM IST
We Indians have endured centuries of foreign rule and were feeling inferior to
even acknowledge our heritage.Now when we are the biggest democracy and are
no more a basket country it is imperative that we should proudly follow our
culture and language is the expression of that.Modi will do a great service to the
Indians by sticking to Hindi. \'Yad yad acharti shreshtas tat tat devetro janah,sa
yat pramanam kurute lokus tad anuvartte\'Madan Malik
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clonehead
Jun 10, 2014, 11:01 PM IST
I suppose according to you culture and heritage means only Hindi is it?
What about the culture and heritage of Nagaland, Mizoram and Sikkim
all of which have English as their official state language? If someone
adopts English then he or she is promoting the culture of these states
which of course are very much part of India. The underdeveloped,
overpopulated and illiterate BIMARU region should realize that India
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des not mean Hindia
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PS Ind
Jun 12, 2014, 10:01 AM IST
But Maharashtra and Southern states are nowhere near
developed and even worst in many human development
indicators. Their leaders are most corrupt people on earth.Hahaha
Hemanth B
Jun 11, 2014, 11:47 AM IST
Hello pumpkinhead
indiainfocus
Jun 10, 2014, 09:21 PM ISTleaders don\'t speak just for basic communication; they do it for creating an
intended effect. namo is very good at it when he uses hindi. and when he is on the
world stage, he wants the world to know that 125 crores indian people too are
listening in, and thus have the awareness to feel the weight of it.
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mran
Jun 10, 2014, 08:55 PM IST
IF MANY LEADERS MEET IN A PLACE AND BEGIN TALKING TO EACH OTHERIN THEIR LANGUAGES IT WILL BE A CONVERSATION AMONG TRANSLATORS
---IN A ONE TO ONE DIALOGUE IT WOULD BE OKAY AS EACH IS
DELIBERATED ---
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SCL P
Jun 10, 2014, 08:32 PM IST
Language is no more a barrier in global communications. Hindi speeches in UN and
other international fora will no doubt compel the concerned persons to include
Hindi as an option for communication in their works and spread Indian fragrance.
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Turaiyur Krishnamoorthy
Jun 10, 2014, 07:46 PM IST
I find that there is a confusion between National and Official Languages. Hindi is
not \'the national language\'. It is \'a national language\'. As per our Constitution,
there are 22 national languages. However, Hindi and English are the two officiallanguages of the Union government. The official work of the union government, as
well as the correspondence between the union and state governments, as well as
those between states are conducted in both these languages. Any MP can speak in
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any of the 22 national languages in the parliament. Hence whether Modi wants to
speak in Hindi or English is a non issue. He is fluent in both the languages, and let
us leave the choice to him. Let us not waste our energies on this type of language
chauvinism and fanaticism. Let us not forget what happened in 1965, when Hindi
fanatics try to force Hindi down the throats of non Hindi peoples.
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Khan Baba
Jun 11, 2014, 01:22 AM IST
Modi G is not fluent in English.
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Rahul d
Jun 10, 2014, 09:13 PM IST
Become the PM of the country and promote Tamil, telugu, tulu, kanada,
malyalam etc whichever is your mother tongue to the world. I still will be
proud of you. Do you speak Marathi?
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mahendramodak
Jun 10, 2014, 08:40 PM IST
But Hindi is our national as well official language, that\'s all. All is well.
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yuhu1Jun 10, 2014, 07:31 PM IST
Leraned author, it\'s not \"Vasudev\" kutumba. It\'s Vasudhaiva kutumb. And you
say in your profile that you are currently working on a book on India to be used for
higher educational purposes in Scandinavian countries!!!! Won\'t you be doing a
disservice to the education in those countries, with your inaccurate knowledge
about Sanskrit phrases? Sycophancy blunts the intelligence sometimes.
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Khan BabaJun 11, 2014, 01:29 AM IST
This article is a product of immense guesswork and is quite mediocre.
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Utpal Dutta
Jun 10, 2014, 07:29 PM IST
In International Forums , one should speak in the language in which he or she is
most comfortable and fluent with. If someone is comfortable in Hindi, he should be
proud of speaking in Hindi.
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Appa
Jun 10, 2014, 06:59 PM IST
All world leaders dont speak English
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indiainfocus
Jun 10, 2014, 06:17 PM IST
the only way we could be proud of hindi is if u.p. becomes a well developed state
where the women could go about freely, with full confidence in their security any
time of the day or night. until then, i can not be proud of hindi.
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Girdhar Joshi
Jun 10, 2014, 06:00 PM ISTLanguage doesn\'t make any difference. Whatever language you feel comfortable
with and receive the flow of unhindered thoughts, is the best language to
communicate. If Mr. Modi is more comfortable in Hindi, he should exercise his first
right on that. Even if he manages to speak in English fluently , nothing derogatory
and belittling of our beloved Hindi or for that matter Gujrati or Garhwali.
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leContrarian
Jun 10, 2014, 05:45 PM IST
correction: e.g. Romilla Thapar, Bipan Chandra, IRFAN HABIB et al
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bashoeb bashoeb
Jun 10, 2014, 05:37 PM IST
It\'s good that our politicians should speak in Indian native languages when ever
they speak to the foreign delegates or when they are speaking from the
international platforms. Hindi guys speak in hindi, bengali guys speak in bengali,
telugu guys speak in telugu, tamil guys speak in tamil and list goes on.... what a
diversity we have!!!
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bashoeb bashoeb
Jun 10, 2014, 05:32 PM IST
It\'s good that our politicians should speak in Indian native languages when they
speak to the foreign delegates or when they are speaking from the international
platforms. Hindi guys speak hindi, bengali guys speak bengali, telugu guys speaktelugu, tamil guys speak tamil and list goes on.... what a diversity we have!!!
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leContrarian
Jun 10, 2014, 05:23 PM IST
It is a very good article, imho. The Indian economy became truly global since the reforms of
early 90\'s initiated by Dr. Manmohan Singh under Narsimha Rao\'s Congress govt. Our
ability to communicate and conduct our business in English has been a major factor in theresurgence of India as a global economic powerhouse. The main contribution to this has
essentially come from the IT sector with English as its back bone. The knowledge of English,
more than any other language is a major plus point in our favour. India, after all, is an
English speaking country. One can hear English mixed with local dialects all across India,
even in villages. We must celebrate and take pride in the fact that we are better than
Chinese, Russians or French, even a lot of Americans, British or Australians, both in written
and spoken English. BUT, having said that, to most of us, it has remained an alien language.
The reasons are obvious, basically because of the derisory attitudes and negligence of our
ruling elite, bureaucracy and English media, certainly before the independence, and after by
a Nehruvian dispensation, to our own very rich local languages. Take for example, Sanskrit,
the mother of all our languages even the southern ones and Sinhalese have
preponderance of Sanskrit words was passed of as a dead language by some of the JNU
historians e.g. Romilla Thapar, Bipan Chandra, Iran Habit et al. This thread is not the write
place to discuss Sanskrit, but will it suffice to say that almost the whole world, from SEAsia
to Iran, to Urals and Baltics and to Western Europe owes to it a great deal for the evolution
of their own languages. Take a lesson in Persian, Latin, Slav or German and find out Its
about time to repair the damage done to our languages and literature by the colonial and
leftist jugglers of history. For Modi to represent India in Hindi is an step in the right
direction dont think Karunanidhi of DMK would object after all Lord Rama did exist
and built the Setu to Sri Lanka
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rakeshkatyal16
Jun 10, 2014, 05:03 PM IST
NaMo will put country first in every move of his. That is why he is different from
dynasts and their sycophants.
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Vithalbhai
Jun 10, 2014, 03:44 PM IST
HINDI IS OUR NATIONAL LANGUAGE.WE ARE PROUD OF HINDI. WE
APPRECIATE OUR PM SPEAKING IN HINDI. ATALBIHARI GAVE HIS LECTURE
IN HINDI IN UN MEET
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gani999
Jun 10, 2014, 03:10 PM IST
Comparing Narendra Modi\'s Hindi speeches to the ones in French by Hollande or German
by Merkel is a wrong analogy. German and French are the only languages spoken in
Germany and France respectively, but Hindi is only one of the many languages spoken inIndia. Treating Hindi as a unifying language in India amounts to demeaning the status of
Telugu, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil, Oriya, Assamese, Marathi and the
myriad other Indian languages, all of which have millions of speakers. The only language
that can truly unify India is English. I am sorry to be ruffling the feathers of the Hindi
chauvinists, but even the Gujarat High court has declared that Hindi is not India\'s national
language.
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gdsz
Jun 10, 2014, 08:40 PM IST
So you are fine with a foreign language but find one of the most common Indian
language demeaning to other Indian languages. Yes, that\'s the crab mentality of
Indians and that\'s the mentality that kept us under Mughal, then British, then
their agents and Italian rule. We can\'t tolerate our own but we are totally fine if
it\'s foreigner. Amazing!
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promod50
Jun 10, 2014, 07:05 PM IST
Sir, I will relate to you an incident that happened decades ago. In 1967 when Jan
Sangh first came to power in Delhi, the then Delhi Transport Undertaking
interchanged the destination boards on the buses. The English ones were put at
the back and Hindi ones on the front. You cannot imagine the ruckus created by
the English newspapers at this small step, especially The Statesman whose editor
was Pran Chopra. I would call it English chauvinism. Another point is Hindi is oneof the national languages like say Assamese, but one of the Official Language
alongwith English.
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bist.bhawna
Jun 10, 2014, 07:03 PM IST
But hindi speakers are more than any other language speakers in India.
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Suneel Kumar
Jun 10, 2014, 03:02 PM IST
Plain truth is that Modi wants to speak in english but he is unable to utter even a
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single sentence properly . So it\'s his compulsion .
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ranajit sinha
Jun 10, 2014, 08:26 PM IST
So What? You better try to boost your low self esteem.
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Rakesh Sharma
Jun 10, 2014, 02:27 PM IST
We have to communicate with the world and the communication should be in a
language we are comfortable with.
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Subramanian K
Jun 10, 2014, 01:45 PM IST
If I am not wrong, PM ABV addressed the UN Assembly in chaste Hindi and not
the adulterated Hindustani used by congis!
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kskazi
Jun 10, 2014, 01:39 PM IST
YES., all our politicians MUST speak in Hindi in all international forums.
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raja.sub.kumarJun 10, 2014, 01:12 PM IST
Whats so interesting now a days is, the so called only viable career option for
Journalist was Modi bashing, now that was buried deep down, folks are find really
interesting area to find writings. Even our mindset also has become crooked, you
see anything to do with PM, Modi-ji, BJP etc. I tend to think Oh! Yeah another
oker to be bashed left, right and center today, but when you start reading the
blog, in the half way mark, you realize the world has changed from Modi bashing
syndrome, I think we also have to get used to the idea, thank God.
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RORO
Jun 10, 2014, 12:56 PM IST
Hindi is the national language of India. With Modiji as the PM, when he talks in
Hindi, we as Indians should be proud of it and welcome this change. Also there are
many world leaders who inspite of knowing English, prefer to speak in their own
language. China is a fit example of it. So hail Modiji and the writer for taking Hindi
to the world.
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Jitendra Yadav
Jun 10, 2014, 12:55 PM IST
Simply celebrating Hindi diwas once a year won\'t make diff. Private firms must encourage
their employees to speak Hindi or regional languages while presenting their skill or ideas if
one feels suitable. People must make aware that English is just a medium of communicationand not a benchmark of being educated and skilled. No need to get ashamed while
expressing in hindi among Indians in metropolitan cities debating or talking in English.
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Pankaj songirkar
Jun 10, 2014, 12:39 PM IST
No problem as long as your voice is being heard.
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Deepak Kadakia
Jun 10, 2014, 12:35 PM IST
Fully agree with writer If you are somebody who is going to be counted why not
use one of our own language ( after all we are multi lingual society)
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krishnamurtirao
Jun 10, 2014, 11:56 AM IST
What is the issue? People should speak in the language in which they are fluent
and make people understand them. Many indians are good in written english
language but can not speak fluently because of varying accent in UK, USA and ee
specially Australia. Modi wants to speak in Hindi what is wrong? Hindi is language
of barbarians is it? So be it. To be a pure barbarian is certainly better than being a
half-breed American. They are neither here nor there. Not accepted by them and
shunned by us.K.P.Rao
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Amit Choudhary
Jun 10, 2014, 02:26 PM IST
That\'s right, and Aussies speak it very fast too.
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pointer pointer
Jun 10, 2014, 11:44 AM IST
Ridiculous article. Why should this even be an issue? What should Modi speak in if
not Hindi or Gujarati? I guess, French or German will be very out of place. So whatis the choice?
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prafulparakh prafulparakh
Jun 10, 2014, 11:19 AM IST
What is the problem in speaking Hindi. So many world leaders speak their own languages
on international forums. I think its a great thing to do. As i\'ve stayed out of India since last
14 yrs. I can tell onething that Hindi or any indian language is not know by people out whilespanish, korean, chinese, turkish are known by their letters or way of writing or hearing
them. Our products which we export do not carry our Major language which is Hindi. All
products exported from other countries carry their language but our products don\'t. Why?
I think its great what Modi is doing...
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Amit Choudhary
Jun 10, 2014, 02:28 PM IST
You\'re right. The difference is that while others are proud of their languages,there are quite a lot of Indians who are ashamed of theirs.
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Brown American
Jun 10, 2014, 11:03 AM IST
Hindi is not India\'s National Language. It should either be Bengali, Tamil, Marathi
or Urdu (much more developed than Hindi). Hindi is language of uncivilized
ruffians.reply
B R A H M O S
Jun 10, 2014, 03:28 PM IST
katuagiri...thats why u people get kicks where u go...
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B R A H M O S
Jun 10, 2014, 03:28 PM IST
katuagiri...
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Right Fact
Jun 10, 2014, 12:01 PM IST
Urdu is good but when its spoken by Clerics not wahabi sunnis who kill
shias and eat their flesh...and guys like you can say many as hidden....if uremember ur real father who banged ur ammi to get u conceived then
flash ur real identity...or we will know ur son of a postun prostitute !!!
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RohitJun 10, 2014, 11:25 AM IST
If you are saying that Hindi is a language of uncivilized ruffian than are
you implying that 300 million people who speak Hindi are ruffians,
thugs, hooligans.
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Amit Choudhary
Jun 10, 2014, 02:39 PM IST
300 million is about the population of UP only. Actual
number of Hindi speakers is more than 750 millions
RohitJun 10, 2014, 11:19 AM IST
Hindi is a national language which is constitutionally recognized
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