BJP MP from Uttarakhand seeks official status for Tamil

[takeiteasy]

Tamils resisted Hindi imposition from 1960s under the Dravidian movement invented by E V Ramaswamy Naiker and piloted by Kama raj etc.
Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

though, I think Dravidian movement is a fake ethnicity based organization invented by Periyar, now it has influenced Tamils to group themselves up. Tamil militancy is also because of this Dravidian c1ap. LTTE for eg.
today, Tamils organize themselves as a group of people. even with central government depts like Railway, Tamilnadu ministers carved out railway zones explicitly covering Tamilnadu regions only. - just an example.

as of today, Hindi is spreading in every state in South India except Tamil nadu. in state like Kerala, Hindi is taught from early classes. but, now due to labours coming from north India(UP,bihar,Bengal,Assam etc( learning Hindi has become necessity. even in Tamilnadu, cities like Coimbatore I've seen Spoken Hindi classes are going on.

Yes, Hindi imposition has worked in South India and may be even in north eastern states. One reason is many finds Hindi easy to pick up(Arguably!).

 

[kurup]

Ok! Is India a Hindu nation? According to the constitution its not.But India and Hindu are interchangeable.

I was talking about the perception side of things.

Interchangeable may be .

But a country where language is held close to the heart by people , these small difference is enough for stirring problems .

 

[cloud_9]

Interchangeable may be .

But a country where language is held close to the heart by people , these small difference is enough for stirring problems .

Can we drop this ? I'm not even a Hindi speaker(I can't even speak basic hindi).

#Just stating the facts

 

[kurup]

Can we drop this ? I'm not even a Hindi speaker(I can't even speak basic hindi).

#Just stating the facts

Ok sure . I am neither a hindi speaker .

 

[deepak.chauhan2312]

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu MPs in the Rajya Sabha were in for a surprise when Tarun Vijay, BJP MP representing Uttarakhand, demanded that the Centre declare Tamil the second official language of India.

"It is the arrogance and the feeling of a self-styled supremacy of some of my fellows in the north that we have not been able to fathom the real glory and importance of one of our greatest languages which is Tamil, its glory and influence can be felt across seven seas and caressing the highest peaks of the classical influence since ages and in all times," Vijay, a former editor of RSS mouthpiece 'Panchajanya', said in a special mention in the House on Thursday.

Vijay, one of the national spokespersons of the BJP and a former editor of RSS mouthpiece, Panchajanya, also said special scholarships, salary benefits and promotions be provided to government officials who gain a working knowledge of Tamil and demanded that Tamil chairs be established in all central universities.

Vijay, 52, said the Centre must start a scheme to propagate Tamil in all north Indian schools and colleges.

He said Tamil scholars had in the past visited Hindu holy places like Kedarnath and built links between the northern and southern parts of India. He buttressed the point about national integration with a mention of poet Subramania Bharati who, Vijay said, "wore a north Indian turban and became an icon of national unity and cultural renaissance".

He wondered if Tamil, "which has become the vehicle of a new Indian renaissance and cultural change", was ever given the respect and status it deserved. Vijay, who is learning Tamil, greets MPs from TN with a 'vanakkam'.

Expectedly, Vijay's unexpected eulogy for Tamil was welcomed by MPs from TN. CPI's D Raja said leaders living in north India acknowledging Tamil was very significant and they (MPs from TN) appreciated what Vijay said.

Vijay's promotion of Tamil is interesting as it also reflects a maturing of the approach towards languages in the country, especially within the Sangh Parivar. Outfits like Jan Sangh, the precursor of the BJP, and the RSS have been staunch proponents of making Hindi the sole national language. It was the aggressive championing of Hindi at the expense of regional languages that led to anti-Hindi protests and forced the Centre to continue with English as the second language for official purposes.

According to the Official Languages Act, 1963, Hindi is the official language of the Union of India with English as a second language for use of official purposes of the Union and for use in Parliament.

However, the Constitution allows states to adopt its own official languages. According to the 8th schedule of the Constitution, there are 22 official regional languages.

BJP MP from Uttarakhand seeks official status for Tamil - Times Of India

this is not possible

 

[Roybot]

All North Indian schools should have a South Indian language as a second language.

In North India: Hindi + English and choose one from (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam).

In South Indian: English+ Local Language of the state+ Hindi (It already happens if am not wrong).

 

[jayron]

I thought u were a malayalee,

Frankly the current crop of Dravidian ideology morons do not deserve this,they do no justice to the tamil which they never cared about.

And I thought you were a man

Like most of the activist turned politicians, they did have their ideals when they started out. But politics eventually had the better of them. But some times it is for the better. It tones down some of the radical views that can be harmful for a harmonious society.

All North Indian schools should have a South Indian language as a second language.

In North India: Hindi + English and choose one from (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam).

In South Indian: English+ Local Language of the state+ Hindi (It already happens if am not wrong).

Apart from that, our history books all but ignore south india. So the rest of Indians grow up having a very narrow view of south Indians.

 

[Roybot]

Apart from that, our history books all but ignore south india. So the rest of Indians grow up having a very narrow view of south Indians.

Thats not entirely true, ICSE history books cover a fair bit about South Indian kingdoms and history, not too sure about CBSE and state boards.

 

[jayron]

Thats not entirely true, ICSE history books cover a fair bit about South Indian kingdoms and history, not too sure about CBSE and state boards.

I studied CBSE, which is the most common curriculum. The books almost did not cover south or north east.

 

[INDIC]

Apart from that, our history books all but ignore south india. So the rest of Indians grow up having a very narrow view of south Indians.

CBSE books have fair amount South Indian history.

 

[jayron]

CBSE books have fair amount South Indian history.

Like what? Not sure if the syllabus has changed now. I studied in the 90's and the history books start with IVC, then Maurya, Gupta, Rajputs , moguls , sultanates, tippy sultan and British. Rest of south India was barely mentioned.

 

[ExtraOdinary]

Like what? Not sure if the syllabus has changed now. I studied in the 90's and the history books start with IVC, then Maurya, Gupta, Rajputs , moguls , sultanates, tippy sultan and British. Rest of south India was barely mentioned.

ICSE books have their fair share of southern history, Raja Chola, Krishnadeva Rai. We had entire chapters on that. Dunno about CBSE though.

 

[nair]

Thank you Tarun Vijay but I would rather swap it with the resolution of TN fishermen's plight.

I visited rameshwaram and dhanushkodi last week and was there for few days..... Happened to meet some guys ( i cannot tell you who) and during the discussion the info what they gave me was totally different from what we are made to believe.....

 

[kaykay]

Offtopic: Major Rajyavardhan Rathore joined BJP.

 

[IFB]

even tamil should not be taught to children in my state - english is enough .