Thread: Does Language Difference Keeps Indians Apart

Different languages are not going to pose a threat to India. I think we have mastered the art of coexistance and we should be proud of that.

Hindi is the national Language and we can promote that and also promote other languages as all of them are our heritage.

yes of course we are split apart... fellow Indians, i am from south and my mother language is TAMIL and my medium of instruction is English.so it is not possible for me learn three languages(incl Hindi). people of north India should not be so selfish in this regard, you guys have to think... my vote will be for English. also Tamil language is older than another language in INDIA and it has its own pride tats may be the reason why my state people don't want Hindi as a National language...

even though English is not an Indian language we are much used to this than our own language..

Originally Posted by Indian_Idol

yes of course we are split apart... fellow Indians, i am from south and my mother language is TAMIL and my medium of instruction is English.so it is not possible for me learn three languages(incl Hindi). people of north India should not be so selfish in this regard, you guys have to think... my vote will be for English. also Tamil language is older than another language in INDIA and it has its own pride tats may be the reason why my state people don't want Hindi as a National language...

even though English is not an Indian language we are much used to this than our own language..

looks a bit strange, you prefer english over your own country's language?

Originally Posted by Kabul

looks a bit strange, you prefer english over your own country's language?

India as a whole dont have any specific language. its not like you said. i would prefer english as national language(by which i can communicate with other state Indians) and ofcourse(to communicate with my state Indians) i will have my regional language.. after all we are learning everything through english... so wats harm in that????

Originally Posted by amindian

Hi Friends,

India is a country with different culture and language. The main drawback I feel as an Indian is that we do not have a common language to communicate with each other. I strongly feel that we should have a common language to understand each other. What you say?

Hindi. Hindi is the common and the National Language my friend.

Hi! A great point. A common language is necessary even if there are many similar dialects. But when there are 22 scheduled languages (and hundreds of other languages and their dialects) then it's difficult to integrate a nation.

Many small communities, tribes suffer a lot due to this. The extent of Hindi is only 35% area of whole India. English is a good tool in this sense as all people whether from North East or from South understand English to some extent.

No, I do not agree with this thought that language difference keeps Indians apart. India is known since decades for the variety of different religions, cultures, casts and people that live here altogether.

So, how can anyone just like that say that language is a barrier that restricts Indians from coming closer.

Though since some time there are some disturbances occurring in our nation but that does not at all mean that Indians are apart. Indians were together, are together and will always be together.

No I do not agree that language difference keeps us apart. Though our country is multilingual we are all united. We have one motherland though we speak different tongues. Though some radical minds create some issues with regards to language but for wiser men and women it remains as a medium of communication and otherwise we are all one.

to an extent yes it does keeps us apart.. we do have a common language that is hindi which should be made mandatory in every state so that there is atleast one common indian language. english would be another language and so the differences in languages can be culled out completely. some states are practicing this some are not bothered.

I don't think personally that languages keep people apart in any country. You just need to have a feel to expresss and you can easily convey your things to other person. People are same everywhere, the only difference that we confront is the problem of language and that can also be resolved by the language that all people speak and that is English. as this language is considered as a universal language.