Should Hindi be national language of India Quora?

ANSWER : Hindi should NOT be made the National language of India because it would give another excuse for the central government to impose Hindi on Non – Hindi speaking states.

Why Indian Constitution did not give status of national language to any one language?

Our constitution did not give the status of national language to any one language ​because India has several languages. So, making one language as national language will make other language people inferior.

Why Hindi is our national language Quora?

It is nowhere given in the Indian constitution that Hindi is a national language instead it is a “official language” for union along with English under article 343 of Indian Constitution. Hence Hindi is just official language not national.

Why is Hindi not India’s own language?

The fear was still there that the rival Janta Party might impose Hindi on south India. In subsequent years steps were taken by the succeeding Union governments to spread the use of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking parts of India. Yet Hindi has not been conveniently accepted as their “own” language by people beyond north India.

Is there a plan to impose Hindi over non-Hindi speaking areas?

In non-Hindi speaking areas, all these steps are considered as a part of plan to impose Hindi over them. The government has justified its actions by saying that it is promoting the language and not imposing it.

Is Hindi the mother tongue of India?

Historically, the use of Hindi has not only been an issue between speakers and non-speakers but has also polarized the religious communities in India. Claimed to be the mother tongue of only 25 percent of Indians, Hindi is a regional language spoken in many dialects.

What is the history of the Hindustani language issue?

In the 1940s, when the Indian constituent assembly was discussing the language issue, a majority of Hindu members were initially willing to give Hindustani the status of a national language. However, many changed their positions due to the then ongoing violence related to the partition. The sense of “otherness” and “their language” became stronger.

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