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Happy New Year Twenty-Ten
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Dear Samirbab, one understands 'de jure' and de facto.' When the
'Hindi' decision was announced, the South, Tamil land in particularly,
became veritably a sea of fire. All form of government ceased to exist
as people torched the land, with scores shedding their own lives in the
flames. I still remember the Lal Bahadur Shastri address to the nation
on National Radio, in which he pleaded 'on bended knees' for an end to
the seizures. The government rescinded the measure soon after.
It was Morarji who set the Hindi ball rolling, in an attempt to
acquire that huge region's affection and vote. It was not possible for
the South to label a Gujerathi a 'Hindi imperialist.' It was he who
launched the switch to Hindi language documentation.
How then, do you explain the preference for Hindi, in conversation
today amongst groups of Southern folk: think Bollywood ! Yes, in a few
decades, Bolly bolli and song did more to spread Hindi than the Union
could have over a century, making it a natural choice for a tongue, even
for young children.
With my own experience as a guide, I can say that hurt your chances
when you attempt a transaction with a Central employee in the English
idiom. Eric Pinto.
Hindi is not the National language of India.
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Shrikant Vinayak Barve
