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How did this tamil - hindi divide come into place,what made hindi not being taught and spoken in Tamil Nadu?

  • I'm from Tamil Nadu and I dont know hindi and usually I'm criticized by people from North for not knowing hindi.But I always say that its not the language spoken here,so I dont have the scope to know that language.Whenever I ask some of my fellow tamils, some of them say that we have to learn two languages - tamil and english and if we were to learn hindi it makes it 3 and making them learning three languages would be quite difficult,whereas people in the north learn hindi and english which makes it only two languages .But if thats the case,what about the state of Andhra Pradesh,people there seem to know hindi,telengu as well as English Can anyone throw some light into this

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    There is nothing to feel inferior about not knowing Hindi. This goes to the pre-independence era where Rajaji (a Brahmin) was a staunch supporter of the introduction of Hindi as a medium of instruction in TN schools. Periyar, a visionary, was of the opinion that English was the way to prosperity and to rescue the downtrodden from vicious circle of poverty and religious superstitions. Hence he opposed Hindi, and advocated implementation of English instead. His supporters like M Karunanidhi, and others lent their voice, as their bread (they were full-time politicians unlike Periyar) depended on TN vote bank. Now, the quality of English is a critical factor why MNCs open their BPOs mostly in southern states. Of course for defence and other military purposes, Hindi could still be used, but remember that the South is still in a much more prosperous condition than the North, and once we even raised the issue of autonomy for TN, if not full secession from the Indian Union. If at all people from North criticize your not knowing Hindi, it is due to their inherent bias. Tamizh is a classical language, which can trace its roots to periods earlier than other contemporary Indian languages like Hindi. The quality of literature produced by Tamizhs is of such superior quality that it is renowned and is taught in universities worldwide. It is even part of the elite set of languages in which text is sent on a spacecraft in search of extra terrestrial life. This is not so in the case of any Northern language, including Hindi. As regards people of AP, it is their geographical proximity to other Northern states, and due to which population migration happens both ways, they could know more than 2 languages. For Tamizhs, there is absolutely no inhibition in learning Hindi as a third language, but that is what it will continue to be, a third language. Tamizh language is too sacrosanct to be infected by other languages.

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It's only Tamil Nadu which seems to have this problem. You're right, most of the people from Andhra can speak Hindi, as can those from other southern states. Perhaps it all started with anti-Hindi agitations in Tamil Nadu. Read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Hindi_agitations_of_Tamil_Nadu If anyone criticizes you for not knowing Hindi, just ignore them for there are too many idiots here in India. But it would be good for your career if you learn Hindi for it's spoken almost all over the country. Actually people in the north too have their vernaculars, with an exception of Delhi & most of UP.

Amit

"Can anyone throw some light into this" Sorry i cant. I rather buy a pair of nike shoes than pay my electricity bills lmao

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The Leaders in Tamilnadu felt the sufferings of children in learning a 3rd language. it is also true. When there is english as a link language, what is the need of learning a language hindi since the hindi language is not a ''all india language''. Moreover, the children's concentration will be diverted only in learning the language and will not go in learning in lessons. so, the leaders like Thandhai E.V.Ramaswamy Naicker, Aringar Anna, the present C.M. of tamilnadu Dr.Kalainjar and many others began an agitation against Hindi learning for the sake of children of Tamilnadu. This is called '' hindi agitation '' and it is purely against '' imposition of a 3rd language ''. The then prime minister panditji Jawaharlal Nehru gave assurance that the hindi will not be taught until the people like it and he also assured that the English language will be continued as a link language to the various regional languages. we the tamil people never consider the hindi as a national language though it is a national language amended in the parliament. A language should not divide the regions. If people interested they can learn, and learning. But, what we say is ''don't impose''. it is a additional burden to the children of tamilnadu. To my opinion, the tamilnadu alone having the '' two language '' formula. we did not hate the language '' hindi '', we hate imposing it. i am asking you what is the need of learning hindi in tamilnadu ? Tamil language is the mother tongue of Tamil people. For outside whether in india or abroad we have the english language and why the need for hindi language. Another point. In madhya pradesh, uttarpradesh, or chittishgar etc.,states why the Tamil language made not made compulsory ? what sin the tamil children done, and what virtue the hindi state children got ? i will come first to say good, if the tamil language made compulsory in norther states. It is the handy work of hindiwalas to make all india as hindi state. Then, what about regional languages ? please read the following websites http://www.tamiltribune.com/99/1202.html http://www.tamiltribune.com/03/0101-anti-hindi-agitation-history.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Hindi_agitations_of_Tamil_Nadu http://books.google.co.in/books?id=11FYACaVySoC&pg=PA163&lpg=PA163&dq=why+hindi+agitations+in+tamilnadu%3F&source=bl&ots=ejvpCkecfL&sig=r34FdezRhjFkzf5YL3-AqUupboY&hl=en&ei=HkxvTKXUF4ievQObxuBB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CDMQ6AEwCTg8#v=onepage&q&f=false

krishna

I am an Oriya guy born and raised in Chhattisgarh. In Orissa, they teach three languages, Oriya, Hindi and English. Sanskrit is also taught as additional language. In Chhattisgarh three compulsory languages Hindi, Sanskrit and English are taught in state board school. Some 3-4 local dilects are also taught as sub-part of Hindi. So its nothing difficult to be trilingual or multilingual. What happening in TN is just a politics ! edit: If Hindi can't be compulsorily taught in the schools, they should at least make it optional. If someone want to learn it let he/she learn it.

Anti-Hindi agitations helped Tamil Nadu politicians build their careers. Now the state is rediscovering a fascination for the language Tamils began protesting against Hindi as early as 1938. The Congress Party, which had come to power in the then Madras Presidency under C. Rajagopalachari, had made Hindi compulsory in schools. Tamils saw this as a cultural invasion that could render their mother tongue a secondary language on their own territory. There was a burst of protests, forcing the government to withdraw its order. Over the next decade, the Congress would try to impose Hindi several times, each time facing a bigger groundswell of protests. The campaign against compulsory Hindi quickly became a political issue. The protests were led by E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker (known as Periyar) who had ironically given out his house just 16 years earlier to start a Hindi teacher training college. But by 1938, he had become a separatist, convinced that the South Indian “Dravidians” should form their own nation and get Purna Swaraj from “Aryan” conspirators. The agitation was mainly sustained by students. One such man was Muthuvel Karunanidhi, who at the age of 14 showed a genius for organisation. As the protests raged year after year, the political careers of Karunanidhi and his mentor C.N. Annadurai blossomed. Soon after independence, they started a party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, promoting Tamil nationalism. Their propaganda made the Congress Party look like a Brahmins’ party seeking to impose Hindi, Hindu supremacy and caste hierarchies on the secular Tamil national identity. The flashpoint came on January 26, 1965. The day marked the completion of 15 years of the Constitution, which provided for removing the use of English and making Hindi the sole official language of the Union. Central government offices across the state had their boards blackened by tar. Protests brought life to a standstill. Scores of young people set themselves ablaze and died in the cause of Tamil. The police couldn’t control the agitation. The army came in but failed too. It was then the Centre made the historic decision to continue with English as an official language. Tamil Nadu, till today, follows the two-language system with Tamil and English. If we are an English-speaking nation today, thank the Tamil protesters for it. The Congress lost power in Tamil Nadu in 1967. Annadurai and later Karunanidhi became chief ministers. The protests entrenched the Dravidian parties so deeply that Congress hasn’t been able to come back to power till today. This is a story of great inspiration for any regional politician seeking to consolidate his constituency and drive out national parties. Meanwhile, the Hindi Prachar Sabha is quite busy. As many as 600,000 students appear for its exams in Tamil Nadu each year, a number that is growing at 20 percent. In 1965, at the height of anti-Hindi protests, the number was less than 20,000. “The anti-Hindi agitation basically did our job. It raised curiosity among the people and brought them to us,” says Annamalai.

Rawney

i am from bangalore -----------i learnt english ,hindi,kannada language in school i can speak and understand tamil and telugu up to 70 % but cannot write i have found that of all people in india--------------tamil people love their language the most -----hence they are inclined to protect it against the onslaught of other languages---------which is good thing every one has his her rights-------what to use or not just my view goodluck

MUKUND

Well!!!!!!!!!!!! It is all because of the ANTI HINDI AGITATIONS in Tamil Nadu... The Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu are a series of agitations that happened in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu) during both pre- and post-Independence periods. The agitations involved several mass protests, riots, student and political movements in Tamil Nadu, and concerned the official status of Hindi in the state and in the Indian Republic. The first anti-Hindi agitation was launched in 1937, in opposition to the introduction of compulsory teaching of Hindi in the schools of Madras Presidency by the first Indian National Congress government led by C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji). This move was immediately opposed by E. V. Ramasamy (Periyar) and the opposition Justice Party (later Dravidar Kazhagam). The mandatory Hindi education was later withdrawn by the British Governor of Madras Lord Erskine in February 1940. Later, after Indian Independence, The problem arose again!!!! Hindi was adopted as the official language of India with English continuing as an associate official language for a period of fifteen years, after which Hindi would become the sole official language. The new Constitution came into effect on 26 January 1950. Efforts by the Indian Government to make Hindi the sole official language after 1965 were not acceptable to many non-Hindi Indian states, who wanted the continued use of English. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led the opposition to Hindi. To allay their fears, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru enacted the Official Languages Act in 1963 to ensure the continuing use of English beyond 1965. The text of the Act did not satisfy the DMK and increased their skepticism that his assurances might not be honoured by future administrations. On 25 January 1965 , a full-scale riot broke out in the southern city of Madurai, sparked off by a minor altercation between agitating students and Congress party members. To calm the situation, Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri gave assurances that English would continue to be used as the official language as long the non-Hindi speaking states wanted. The riots subsided after Shastri's assurance, as did the student agitation. The Official Languages Act was eventually amended in 1967 by the Congress Government headed by Indira Gandhi to guarantee the indefinite use of Hindi and English as official languages. Thus, the anti- Hindi agiatation was the major factor behind Tamilans not knowing Hindi. The major causes behind the agitation are: * Hindi was compulsorily taught. * Many People were forced to learn Hindi for future survival. * There was a fear that other languages might be over-rided. I feel that, had Hindi been taught wtithout force, now Hindi will be knowmn to all!!! P.S: I still cannot understand how the heirs of those who participated in anti- Hindi agitations speak Hindi fluently in the Parliament!!

AALUNGA >>RETURNS

Im from J&K ..Living in Chandigarh ..i know Hindi , Punjabi , English , Dogri (little bit)... well i don't think so there is anything bad in this...well some of the people think that Indians who know Hindi r real Indians & others r enemy of this country because they don't know hindi..

MaximDude

tamil and english and if we were to learn hindi it makes it 3 and making them learning three languages would be quite difficult::: friend., there is nothing called difficult or impossible., i can speak six languages fluently., if you have the will power you also can easily do it. in fact some of the bangaloreans(paricularly the trading community) speak five languages fluently i.e apart form kannada, they also speak hindi, languages of neighboring states or borders of bangalore say hosur for tamil, chikballapur for telugu and finally a bit of broken english learning hindi : india is a vast country and the job opportunities have spread all over india, if you want to prosper you have to learn one more regional language other than Your mother tongue and out of all other regional languages hindi is the most spoken and understood language therefore it is advisable that you learn hindi ., forget about northern states you can get on well with hindi knowledge even in southern Cosmopolitan cities like bangalore and hyderabad and finally i donot find anything wrong in learning one more language

granny

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