Only 25 pc in India claim Hindi is their mother tongue

[RPK]

who is imposing what .. and who gave u the fig of 25 %? don't u have some better things to do

Hindi will be never going to Popular in Tamilnadu & East India

 

[acetophenol]

What difference does it make?

 

[Dem!god]

41% is Hindi Speakers not mother tongue

Implosion on languages should be removed

why hindi has to be mother tongue..... one need to just understand language and write if needed ...thats all...
UP population -20 crore
bihar-9 crore
jharkhand - 4 crore
MP - 7 crore
chattisghar -3 crore
uttranchal, punjab, haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, all these people can understand and talk in hindi ..... so no problem here..
even in south Kerala, Karnataka, and andhra, telangana are comfortable with hindi.... only Tamils have problems....
but i think it should not be forced...but just made a subject in lower classes upto 10th...after tat those who will like it can study it further...learning a language which is most poular and mose used , will surely not go in vain...

 

[Sriram]

25% is too less, BIMARU states have crazily high fertility rates

 

[Bombaywalla]

Well ...

A national language is not the same as ones mother tongue. This thread is lame.

 

[RPK]

why hindi has to be mother tongue..... one need to just understand language and write if needed ...thats all...
UP population -20 crore
bihar-9 crore
jharkhand - 4 crore
MP - 7 crore
chattisghar -3 crore
uttranchal, punjab, haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, all these people can understand and talk in hindi ..... so no problem here..
even in south Kerala, Karnataka, and andhra, telangana are comfortable with hindi.... only Tamils have problems....
but i think it should not be forced...but just made a subject in lower classes upto 10th...after tat those who will like it can study it further...learning a language which is most poular and mose used , will surely not go in vain...

It is about opportunity like this

Tamil Nadu UPSC topper cracked exams in Tamil

we will be alienated by imposing alien language

 

[SarthakGanguly]

Census dispels Hindi myth, only 25 pc in India claim Hindi is their mother tongue - IBNLive

New Delhi: The newly elected BJP led NDA government's eagerness to promote Hindi on social media platforms has led to a controversy dividing the people on language lines. Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has defended the Centre's decision to promote Hindi. BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has made a misplaced argument defending the use of Hindi saying that it will dispel the perception that only English speakers are intelligent.

But, the people who are opposing the 'imposition' of Hindi claim that a Hindi versus English debate has now become a Hindi versus rest of the Indian languages debate. They argue that the Centre can promote Hindi in Hindi speaking states and may even replace English with Hindi in these states. But, it must not do the same in non-Hindi speaking states.

The claims that Hindi is our national language have also attracted huge criticism. According to the Indian Constitution, all 15 major languages in the country are considered national languages and Hindi and English are the two main official languages.

Even though the supporters of Hindi are claiming that over 70 per cent of India speaks Hindi, the reality speaks of a different situation. According to 2001 Census figures, just 45 per cent people speak or know Hindi. But, just 25 per cent people in India have declared Hindi as their mother tongue. A little over 25 crore actually speak Hindi, says Census 2001.

The remaining people speak variants of Hindi like Bhojpuri, Magadhi, Maithili, Garhwali, Dogri, Rajasthani, Marwari, Haryanvi etc. All put together, the speakers of Hindi and its dialects are about 45 per cent.

It proves that remaining 55 per cent speak non-Hindi languages and the majority people in India don't even know Hindi.

According to the 2001 Census, 42 crore people speak or understand Hindi all over India. But, only 25 crore declared Hindi as their mother tongue. 8.5 crore people speak Bengali, 7.5 crore people speak Telugu, 7 crore speak Marathi and 6 crore speak Tamil.

5 crore speak Urdu, 4.6 crore speak Gujarati, 4 crore speak Kannada, 3.5 crore speak Malayalam, 3.3 crore speak Oriya, 3 crore speak Punjabi, 1.5 crore speak Assamese, 64 lakh speak Santhali and 55 lakh speak Kashmiri languages.

People in the north eastern states speak more than 50 different dialects. Tribals in non-Hindi speaking and non-north eastern states also speak different dialects. These dialects have nothing to do with Hindi or its variants. The languages like Konkani, Tulu, Kodava, Beary, which are spoken in Karnataka also have nothing to do with Hindi.

Experts argue that the Centre must carefully look into the Census data before claiming that over 70 per cent speaks or understands Hindi. Eminent modern historian and writer Ramachandra Guha in a tweet said, "One should remember that Pakistan split, and Sri Lanka plunged into civil war, because of the mistaken belief in a single national language."

With Tamil politicians who have been vehemently opposing the Hindi hegemony or imposition warning the Centre to modify its circular to promote Hindi, the issue is likely to rock the Budget Session of Parliament.

What India speaks

HINDI

Mother tongue of 41 per cent Indians

BENGALI

Mother tongue of 8 per cent Indians

TELUGU

Mother tongue of 7 per cent Indians

MARATHI

Mother tongue of 7 per cent Indians

TAMIL

Mother tongue of 6 per cent Indians

URDU

Mother tongue of 5 per cent Indians

GUJARATI

Mother tongue of 4 per cent Indians

KANNADA

Mother tongue of 4 per cent Indians

MALAYALAM

Mother tongue of 3 per cent Indians

ORIYA

Mother tongue of 3 per cent Indians

PUNJABI

Mother tongue of 3 per cent Indians

ASSAMESE

Mother tongue of 1 per cent Indians

Source: Census 2001

So?

Nobody cares. Let's work harder to make this country better than defend/attack this on PDF on this topic.

 

[Dem!god]

It is about opportunity like this

Tamil Nadu UPSC topper cracked exams in Tamil

we will be alienated by imposing alien language

nope it won't.... the offical language will always be there....no one is stopping any one from learning tamil.or malyalam or Assamese....infact 2012 topper of upsc is haritha v kumar from kerala and she chose Malayalam as one of her subject.... its there in kerala board to learn hindi...if she can top upsc so can any tamilian....
i have seen people writing upcs in manipuri and assamase and clearing exam...its only bs who say if they will study Hindi will fail.in.their own language....

 

[RPK]

nope it won't.... the offical language will always be there....no one is stopping any one from learning tamil.or malyalam or Assamese....infact 2012 topper of upsc is haritha v kumar from kerala and she chose Malayalam as one of her subject.... its there in kerala board to learn hindi...if she can top upsc so can any tamilian....
i have seen people writing upcs in manipuri and assamase and clearing exam...its only bs who say if they will study Hindi will fail.in.their own language....

Central gov has to promote all languages not one language it will stir more harm than good

 

[wise_owl]

we say we are happy with rice, but you say since most people eat wheat you too eat wheat, so that we as a nation can all eat wheat. sounds stupid right? There goes my unity in .....

 

[SarthakGanguly]

All of you have gone nuts.

Hindi has no greater value than Punjabi or Malayalee. There is no nationwide official language for India. This is State subject - each state decides their own language of preference. Each State Government has their own languages.
i. Nobody needs Hindi to be less or more popular.
ii. Nobody is imposing anything.
iii. Learn English - will help us all.

Mauj Kashir

 

[Dem!god]

Central gov has to promote all languages not one language it will stir more harm than good

no body is forcing any language on any one but trying to bond the whole india with hindi.... tamil is a rich language and all Tamils must feel proud of it ...but whenever u will walk out of Tamil nadu u will have to speak in hindi...and then u will learn it somehow... if u want to know whats happening in other state u can know it just by clicking it to a local news channel or magazine .. which are in hindi in most of the state...
why u people are taking it as a -ve ..it will help us bind together in much better manner....if tamil was the language which was spoken by majority of states and majority people would have uunderstood it...then by every right Tami would have become nationl language.... hindi is not a monster which will destroy other language but will help us to have a stronger bond among ourselves... a feeling of being indian will be enriched among us...

we say we are happy with rice, but you say since most people eat wheat you too eat wheat, so that we as a nation can all eat wheat. sounds stupid right? There goes my unity in .....

nope nobody is saying that... stop making self assumptions...

 

[T90TankGuy]

The unity of India has been held intact due to our tolerance, we allow others to practice what ever they want (be it religion , language or culture and food) if one is to try to impose their beliefs on another , it does not brood well for India.

 

[punit]

Hindi will be never going to Popular in Tamilnadu & East India

even if it becomes popular .. what is your problem?

 

[amitkriit]

Hindi is not my mother tongue either, but this is the language of my choice for almost everything, I converse in my mother tongue with my family. Hindi is an Indian language which is understood by a massive majority, even in non-Hindi states.

There is nothing wrong in starting a debate on this subject. Doesn't matter what is the outcome of such debate, it will strengthen our country.

Equality can only be achieved in Utopia, we need to promote all Indian languages, but if there is one Indian Language worthy of adoption by the central government, then it is Hindi.