tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post9035622052518891011..comments2024-03-18T04:24:00.628-07:00Comments on Shoot the Breeze: Language ControversySGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-42816967286879683992012-08-07T05:01:41.605-07:002012-08-07T05:01:41.605-07:00Lol. What kind of "Opportunity" Hindi wo...Lol. What kind of "Opportunity" Hindi would have bestowed upon Tamilians. <br /><br />You certainly have no idea of the political situation prevalent then , when Hindi was supposed to be "replacing" English. Wonder if you would be in San Francisco now, if anti Hindi imposition protests never took place.<br /><br />Pure Tripe !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-57968544279997700782009-12-08T21:11:19.545-08:002009-12-08T21:11:19.545-08:00I want to know what benefits Gujarat,Madhya Prades...I want to know what benefits Gujarat,Madhya Pradesh,Haryana and Punjab reaped by obliging to use the Hindi factor all over the states.They saw growth only now in the past few years..Uttar pradesh and Bihar is a known story to everyone.Uttar pradesh reaped benefits because luckily it was treated like an extended part of Delhi.Noida is just close by to Gurgoan and because IT set up happened in Noida as well today Up is atleast there in the list...I strongly feel there is nothing chennai has lost by saying a big NO...Deepa Jagarlapoodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05062436315015501584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-58727941204577655992009-12-08T21:06:23.712-08:002009-12-08T21:06:23.712-08:00Dear SG,
Thanks for Visiting my Blog and leaving ...Dear SG,<br /><br />Thanks for Visiting my Blog and leaving your comments..I happened to read this posting language controversy here..While i agree with you in certain facts,i dont agree with this fact people from Tamilnadu have been deprived of many opportunities because they didnt get to learn Hindi...You may be right in saying that the agitations created by DMK was for personal political gain.but its because of them that the English factor stood strongly against the Hindi factor and i welcome it.The English factor has helped the whole country in boosting their economy..Outsourcing has yielded millions and trillions for this country and its purely because of choosing english factor strongly over Hindi could they achieve this..<br /><br />I read, write and speak Hindi and iam married to a north Indian.But i honestly agree with this fact, that if south prefers not to talk Hindi iam ok with it.Nor in India the attitude of people from UP is so great..they know only Hindi and they thought the entire country should speak only that...Iam glad Chennai stood to the fact that you cannot impose something like this on us and still Chennai ranks among the Top three in both IT and other commercial industrialisations..Deepa Jagarlapoodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05062436315015501584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-80087188198325320522009-10-26T22:36:30.038-07:002009-10-26T22:36:30.038-07:00A very well researched post, lot of information th...A very well researched post, lot of information that I never knew.<br /><br />You are right that hindi should have been made the official language then and there itself, but what is the solution for the "HERE and NOW" ?Anytime, they could have tried making Hindi one official language, the south indian people would face difficulties..<br /><br />And i did not know Bengalis ever had any objection to Hindi, i know they speak in Hindi in a weird way and that is because the difference in pronunciation and difference set of alphabets.<br /><br />Thanks for your informative comments in my post, will reply there and also thanks for mentioning this post of yours. it was good insight :)Mustafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324083920602690625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-77393063392196595052009-09-21T14:50:06.486-07:002009-09-21T14:50:06.486-07:00Very informative post!Very informative post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-68235634642712003612009-08-01T04:05:31.731-07:002009-08-01T04:05:31.731-07:00Hi.I recently noticed the destination boards on th...Hi.I recently noticed the destination boards on the BMTC buses in Bangalore, none of them is in English,it's only in Kannada. How on earth an outsider is supposed to find out? Language fanatics :-OVarsha Shrotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526328636637682997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-78936394142999877992009-07-29T05:24:46.953-07:002009-07-29T05:24:46.953-07:00Oh Gosh, you did a lot of research there! Good eff...Oh Gosh, you did a lot of research there! Good effort! I didn't know all about these protests and other deatils. Thanks! I feel we must accept other languages as we accept our own mother-tongue. And I feel one needs to be intelligent enough to learn a new language which apparently our great leaders weren't ;-)<br />Great post!Varsha Shrotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526328636637682997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-34509237927416793572009-07-24T21:04:54.909-07:002009-07-24T21:04:54.909-07:00Thanks for your comments Shilpa. I really appreci...Thanks for your comments Shilpa. I really appreciate it.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-20703764401574154702009-07-24T17:03:23.153-07:002009-07-24T17:03:23.153-07:00very well written enjoyed dearvery well written enjoyed dearshilpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861487530555972508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-35445610715254980742009-07-24T06:57:26.680-07:002009-07-24T06:57:26.680-07:00Thanks for your comments Vivek.Thanks for your comments Vivek.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-54750998554325115842009-07-24T06:51:56.404-07:002009-07-24T06:51:56.404-07:00Thanks for your comments Aparna. And, welcome to ...Thanks for your comments Aparna. And, welcome to my blog. <br /><br />I said , back then, if 100 South Indians visited North India in a day, there were only 3 North Indians visiting the South. One of the 3 was probably an Army soldier. The other one was an old person making a pilgrimage to Sri Rangam and Rameshwaram. <br /><br />Your mother is the third person. She is a visionary.<br /><br />Had they passed the law in 1965 that Hindi will be the ONLY official language of India, then all medium of instruction, business correspondence, court languages would now be conducted in Hindi. In that scenario “tutti futti Hindi” is no good.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-22930544390057551892009-07-24T05:10:16.421-07:002009-07-24T05:10:16.421-07:00Awesome post buddy...what does SG stand for!!
You...Awesome post buddy...what does SG stand for!! <br />Your absolutely right i agree with u. Its these kind of politics that has pulled us back from development. Politics is involved everywhere in our country. <br /><br />We never learn....we still r following those footsteps. Look at what is happening in Maharashtra...MNS the kind of stuff they have done...still the law cant do anything. Recently the HRD minister brought forward a lovely plan for a uniform one board exams in India...n u have the left in Bengal opposing it. These stupid things always acts as a barrier for development. <br /><br />Politicians just need an issue to come in power or public eye...wonder what has Mr. Karunanidhi has done for Tamil lang. Keep dividing people on religion, castes n class. If this is not working then here u have some more issues to deal with!!!<br />We the citizen of this country are also very much responsible too as we allow them to b successful in what rubbish they want to do.NRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987719285041286082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-46690619182487957482009-07-23T23:26:42.252-07:002009-07-23T23:26:42.252-07:00I feel language is for bonding and not for creatin...I feel language is for bonding and not for creating barriers.<br />It is not true that people from the north did not visit the south. My mother, in the 50's journeyed through all the 4 states of South India with her entire family. She however has not visited her own backyard, (Bengal)<br />People in Bengal also had problems with Hindi, but not anymore. They have finally realised that they have to know the language for their own growth.<br />Besides, Amitabh and Shahrukh Khan and the entire hindi movie industry were major uniters. Knowing any language apart from your mother tongue is an asset. Even if you can not master it, it is a big help in communication. Who says you have speak like a local? Tutti futti hindi chalta hai.Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527786215758008556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-46243610591413941202009-07-23T21:27:08.393-07:002009-07-23T21:27:08.393-07:00Thanks Vivek. I understand what you are saying.Thanks Vivek. I understand what you are saying.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-45727779635286117032009-07-23T18:44:03.661-07:002009-07-23T18:44:03.661-07:00Nice blog. Enjoyed reading it.
Mr. A. B. Vajpaye...Nice blog. Enjoyed reading it.<br /><br />Mr. A. B. Vajpayee said: "Hindi was the Language of Unity during the Freedom Struggle against British Rule. That is false. Mr. Gandhi and Mr. Nehru spoke only in English when they visited South. The language of communication between North and South was always English.<br /><br />Another Hindi zealot, Mr. Morarji Desai said by learning Hindi the Tamil people would only increase their influence within India as a whole. Ha Ha Ha.<br /><br />Even though Mr. Lal Bahadur Shastri sided with Hindi zealots like Mr. Morarji Desai and Mr. Gulzari Lal Nanda, he decided to fully honor Mr. Nehru’s assurance that English would be used as long as the people wanted.Viveknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-60204666220763378722009-07-23T13:46:05.378-07:002009-07-23T13:46:05.378-07:00Thanks for your comments Mr. Blagojevich. We have...Thanks for your comments Mr. Blagojevich. We have not heard from you after you were removed as Governor of Illinois. Compared to Indian politicians, you are a bacha. If it was an Indian politician in your place, by now he would be a member of Pres. Obama's cabinet.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-23124450169422981272009-07-23T10:24:03.549-07:002009-07-23T10:24:03.549-07:00You know what…that is just ridiculous what Karunan...You know what…that is just ridiculous what Karunanidhi did.<br />He didn’t help the state, he didn’t help the country.<br />Just another crooked politician trying to further his own agenda and wallet.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Rod Blagojevich and J. JayalalithaaWho Posted This?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-29345206294230668002009-07-23T07:00:50.981-07:002009-07-23T07:00:50.981-07:00Thanks Smita. Very much interested to read your c...Thanks Smita. Very much interested to read your comments.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-38908971551929953762009-07-23T03:14:07.836-07:002009-07-23T03:14:07.836-07:00Very Interesting! Will come back to comment in det...Very Interesting! Will come back to comment in detail.Smithahttp://wordsndreamz.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-75346457806429549472009-07-22T22:01:37.579-07:002009-07-22T22:01:37.579-07:00Thanks for your comments Insignia. Mr. K will not...Thanks for your comments Insignia. Mr. K will not say NO to English. His kids and grandkids went to English medium schools and reaping the benefits now. Yes, he will say to the people to hell with English and long live Tamil only.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-65125652728886411232009-07-22T21:52:42.198-07:002009-07-22T21:52:42.198-07:00Superb post. I loved it to the core.
I have alway...Superb post. I loved it to the core.<br /><br />I have always wondered 'What If Mr Karunanidhi told 'no' to English as well? People of TN have already missed out on all those wonderful opportunities because they didn't know Hindi. <br /><br />All due to a personal gain of one selfish individual. Common man was brainwashed, but lately, students are taking private lessons and learning Hindi, now that they know the repercussions of not knowing a national language.<br /><br />Its not only Hindi, knowing as many languages is always prudent.Insigniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819054091062923489noreply@blogger.com