Language, as is often said, is a great force of socialisation. Language, either in the written or oral form, is the most common type of communication.Language promotes the transmission of ideas and the functioning of political ,economic,social and religious systems. Thus, whether it is English, Hindi, Mandarin, Bengali, Spanish or for that matter, Swahili, the basic function of any language is communication. Now,coming to the point of Hindi being the National Language of India, I would like to correct you a bit. Hindi is just the Official Language of India as envisaged by the Constitution of India, and not the National Language. India being such a diverse country with diversity in language,religion, customs and habits, no one language can suffice to serve as the best means of communication, moreso in the context of Indian states being formed on linguistic lines. We have the Southern states each having distinct languages of their own, Maharashthra having strong Marathi sentiments, Gujarati in Gujarat, Bengali in WB, and so on,and Hindi being confined only to North Indian belt. However, in the current global scenario, where the world is turning into a global village, and English Language ruling worldwide, there is no denying this bitter fact that it serves to be a much better medium of communication than any other language and helping one to move forward in his/her career and life. The same is true for the Western Culture which nowadays we are adopting blinldy, reflected in our dress and food habits. However, my above comments doesn't dilute the fact that our culture, heritage and our languages need to be protected and preserved and to some extent flourished as well, which the South Indian states are doing very well and similar initiatives must be taken by the Hindi speaking population.
Language, as is often said, is a great force of socialisation. Language, either in the written or oral form, is the most common type of communication.Language promotes the transmission of ideas and the functioning of political ,economic,social and religious systems. Thus, whether it is English, Hindi, Mandarin, Bengali, Spanish or for that matter, Swahili, the basic function of any language is communication.
ReplyDeleteNow,coming to the point of Hindi being the National Language of India, I would like to correct you a bit. Hindi is just the Official Language of India as envisaged by the Constitution of India, and not the National Language. India being such a diverse country with diversity in language,religion, customs and habits, no one language can suffice to serve as the best means of communication, moreso in the context of Indian states being formed on linguistic lines.
We have the Southern states each having distinct languages of their own, Maharashthra having strong Marathi sentiments, Gujarati in Gujarat, Bengali in WB, and so on,and Hindi being confined only to North Indian belt.
However, in the current global scenario, where the world is turning into a global village, and English Language ruling worldwide, there is no denying this bitter fact that it serves to be a much better medium of communication than any other language and helping one to move forward in his/her career and life.
The same is true for the Western Culture which nowadays we are adopting blinldy, reflected in our dress and food habits.
However, my above comments doesn't dilute the fact that our culture, heritage and our languages need to be protected and preserved and to some extent flourished as well, which the South Indian states are doing very well and similar initiatives must be taken by the Hindi speaking population.
Regards,
Dhiraj Jain