The tensions in India they are growing more and more, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented an idea to make Hindi the official language of the Asian nation. Many people say that this is an imposition in a country that has more than 700 official languages and that it could destroy national unity.
In recent years, there has been a move by Modi’s cabinet to make it the official language of the subcontinent, where the vast majority of its speeches and 70% of all official documents are written in this form. India It is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world and several specialists pointed out that trying to force the population to speak in this language is “dangerous”.
“It is not a single language. The vast amount we have is what allowed the India be united throughout history. We cannot be as we are if we do not strive to accommodate all people regardless of what language they speak”, said Ganesh Narayan Devyone of the most renowned linguists in the asian nation.
Some people, like one of the opposition party members Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, are even more critical, pointing out that the leading party “attempts to destroy the other languages by trying to impose Hindi as the only language, under the policy of ‘one nation, one whole’”.
Hindu in India
Despite the fact that it is the most widely spoken language, above English and the others that are practiced throughout this territory, most of its users tend to conglomerate near large cities, concentrated in the most powerful states in political matters; while in the rest of the internal divisions they speak Tamil, Kerala and even Bengali.
“You will find people who use Sanskrit for their prayers, watch Hindi films, use their mother tongue to talk to their families and hold their own thoughts, and English in their careers,” Devy said, noting: “It is very difficult to find a person in India that he only speaks one language and that should be celebrated”.
