Hindi Impostion is against freedom of speech
South India, particularly TamilNadu is the bastion of opposing imposition of Hindi.This Hindi opposition movement has a long tradition and history in Tamilnadu(TN).
Some History:
In 1937, Hindhi was made a compulsory subject in TN schools by C.Rajagopalachari,then CM of TN.Tamilians under the stewardship of periyar and Maraimalai adigal broke that attempt.Two tamilians thalamuthu and natarajan, died in that epic struggle.
After Independence Hindi and english were made the national languages of India.In 1965, after a 15 year gap, english was removed from that list and only hindi was declared as the solitary national language of India.This led to violent protests in TN and so many deaths of tamilians.To end this struggle, Jawaharlal Nehru promised that Hindhi will not be forced on tamilians, as long as they dont want it. DMK came to power in 1967 because of this epic struggle.
In 1980’s central government started navodaya schools all over the country.But in these schools, Hindi was a compulsory language.MGR,then CM of TN,asked that this should be scrapped.But central government refused to do so.So MGR denied permission for navodaya schools to be started in TN.Till now we dont have navodaya schools in TN.Till now central government has not removed this descriminatory rule.
TN opposed All India radio, being renamed as akash vani.After protests,akash vani is still called( in TN only) as AIR( All India radio).This protest of TN was a sign of of protest for naming all institutions of central government only in Hindi.
But still indirect attempts are made to force Hindi on tamils.I will talk about it as I proceed to the next sections of my article.
TN’s stand on Hindi:
1. Tamilians are proud to call themselves as Indians.Tamils are no less patriots than any Indian in any other part of India.we have given patriots and freedom fighters to our nation like Kamaraj, Abdul kalam and Rajaji.In rest of India,a misconception prevails that tamils dont accept hindi because they are unpatriotic.I would like to call that as baseless premise.Among tamilians,some extreme fringe elements who ask for seperate TN still exist,but they don’t even command 0.5% of public support.
2. Tamils don’t oppose Hindi, but we only oppose imposition of Hindi. This opposition is based on our freedom of speech. Our mother tongue is Tamil. We don’t have any aversion to a person learning any language,be it spanish, French, english, Hindi, maratha, oriya etc. We dont discourage anybody from learning any language. But we totally detest a language being forced on us.How will north Indians feel if Tamil is made compulsary language in schools?How will they feel if doordarshan is called as pothigai channel and runs its program’s in tamil? It is the same feeling which we get when we see doordarshan and when Hindi is made compulsory in schools.
What are our demands:
1.Tamils should not be forced to learn Hindi.Now in many competitive exams run by central government, knowing hindi is made a necessary qualification. In some exams,you can take them only in Hindi or english.This puts rural tamils in a disadvantage,just like how competitive exams being conducted only in english puts rural north indians in disadvantage.
2.In central government banks in TN, officers are ordered that they should sign only in Hindi.Why should a tamilian employee, working in Tamilnadu forced to sign in Hindi , in an Indian government bank? Is this fair?At times central government gives orders like “All banks must buy only hindi newspapers”.This certainly irritates us.
3.Tamil employees of banks are forced to learn hindi, because they might be transferred to North India.But north indian employees of banks, who come to work in TN are not forced to learn tamil.They speak in Hindi and english, which is not understood by rural tamils.If tamil employees speak only tamil and english in North India, they are frowned.But here in TN, North indian employees expect Tamil customers to know hindi.This double standards should stop.
Further different ministries of central government slowly and steadily shift all their work to Hindi from English.This happens year by year.Many ministries and departments now are functioning entirely in Hindi.
If the reason for all this is that Hindi is our national language,then we expect tamil also to be made the national language of India.Either revert back to english or tamil.Not Hindi.
Instead of making tamils to learn english, hindi and tamil, it would be better if we all learn english and our mother tongue.
I hope that people across India will agree to our right to freedom of speech in the language of our choice.We dont hate any language.But we love or language.
vande matharam.
Jai Hind.
By Selvan
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This article is the most immature article written by someone who has no knowledge about the outside world other than his/her own State (sorry city/town).
Every state above Tamilnadu is north india for Selvan.
Selvan grow up: Your so called North India also has many languages. Punjab has some language called Punjabi you know. They did not feel Hindi was impossed on them.
If learning a language that is majority of your own country is impossing a language down your throat then be it so.
Just by naming a few (hand full) of freedom fighters you cannot prove that tamilians are patriotic. I am not saying they are not patriotic, but your point is crap.
India is proud to be unified in diversity, but people like you shake the base of the nation (Unity in Diversity).
Let me ask you a simple question: when a tamilian working in IT company is told to learn German or Japanese because your next project is in Frankfurt or Tokyo, you would gladly do that because you have to go there, but cannot learn your national language.
This is misuse of the freedom of speech.
Democracy is governed by majority keeping in view the interests of minorities as well. If Hindi is the mother language, then every indian should learn (or try to learn) it. Language should be used as binding force, rather as divisive force. There should not be any stubborness/ego (originating may be because regional or son of soil problem) in this regard. The freedom and equality lies in the fact that each state is having its own language or dialect which can be used in state government affairs instead of hindi/english. Even constitution acknowledges 22 languages, from each and every corner of country.
If Tamilians (people from Tamil Nadu) continue to show disinterest or anger on learning Hindi, they will continue to lag far behind its neigbours states and cities like Bangalore.
Its ur wish, my friend..either to fight for ur ego or for ur prosperity.
Dear Alchemist,
We dont stop people who want to learn hindhi, but only oppose compulsory imposition of Hindi on Tamils.
I dont think people who dont know hindi lag behind anybody.Tamils rule silicon valley and tamilnadu is the third largest economy in India.Many north indians now come to work in bangalore,hyderabad and chennai.
Tamilnadu progressed in IT and industry only because we learnt english instead of Hindhi.If northies keep on ignoring english,they will lag behind southern states.
Its ur wish, my friend..either to fight for ur ego or for ur prosperity:))
The imposition of Hindi in TN created all this problem. Congress imposed it as soon as Kamaraj , the great was taken to the centre, who selflessly ruled TN and made great sacrifices. If Hindi had not been imposed , TN would not have violently reacted and now with this whole amount of connectivity , the people of TN would not have rejected Hindi. The evolution would have been slow. Forcing was the biggest mistake.
Another aspect of TN leaders is their new found nirvana in Saibaba and Ammachi. Many among the present leaders, shamelessly led a procession to garland with chappals many idols in the 70’s Now that the Gods and Goddesses have decended to the web sites , they have found their new nirvana. They will say Saibaba is doing good by bringing water and Ammachi is bldg houses for Tsunami hit. Probabaly their conclusions may be that if they try to garland web sites , which are infinite in number,would require whole of Italy’s and Indias chappals supply.
So they have fallen at the feet of Baba and Ammachi. Where did the all the govt money go ? Inefficiency or they just want to share the dias of development. Hypocrites of first order. Soembody should take a movie on this as if Periyarites are dancing to a AR Rahman tune and trying to garland with chappals , the web sites . They find it impossible and then they dance again to say that they found their new nirvana. Oye!!! Oye!!. Oye!!!. Oye!!!
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A blog on the hindi imposition in TN and various issues answered with relevant links to articles and constitution.
Hey dont equate hindi with patriotism, tats complete bullshit.. This is an internal problem and patriotism and nationalism should be taken out of this discussion.
Tamilans have the right to follow what ever language and culture they chooses and its nobody’s business to tell them what to do.
Because many TN politicians (MP) dont know the hindi or english they sit in parliament like a idiot who cant express his own views, and I m unable to understand why these Tamilians are so against for Hindi.
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Thi sdiscussion had gone a long way…. everybody trying to prove themself. 
I would say everybody is right here, being an Indian if u don’t know ur national language… then I dunno what to call that fellow. It’s just like not knowing those two oldies whom ur neighbours call ur parents.
I agree that we should never force anything, bcoz we’re democratic.. otherwise we would be pakistan.
But what should I call u when u don’t care to listen to ur parents. Govt here is like parents who are taking care of everything in ur state. Right?
Yes I do agree that selvan would say that Govt is not his parents so he does not owe to listen to everything Govt says…. but I hope then Selvan would keep his mouth shut when he would feel to critisise govt for not taking care of Tamil Nadu. Right selvan
U said if some1 will give u $5000 u will learn any language… this makes me remember that old saying “money can make a person accept a donkey as his father also”. Don’t take it personally bcoz I hope u can’t dare to do that, anyway that was just a saying
“Tamils are no less patriots than any Indian in any other part of India” If this is REALLY a truth… then I do wonder that what’s their problem in accepting their “National Language”?
I can’t waste time here, but the Final thing is that… hindi is taught.. its forced to be included in books. But is anybody asking u to speak it regulary also? don’t learn Hindi…. but u should learn a national language…. I understand ur hatred towards North Indians… but ur hatred can’t change the fact na…
Growup dude… I bet u ppl will be much happier. Otherwise gud Luck for ur protests.
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Learning a language, be it Hindi or any other, is absolutely our option. And learning a language that is widely understood by many people in many states in our country (except Tamil Nadu) is beneficial to us. Yes, it is in the selfish interest we should learn a language.
We, as a family travelled to many parts of the country, thanks to a job in the Public Sector. From Bihar to the southern end of Tamil Nadu.
When in Bihar, while my son learnt to read, write and speak in Hindi in his school, we maintained speaking only in Tamil at home.
We bought Chutti Vikatan and Gokulam for him to read and love Tamil.
When we had to move to Bangalore, the knowledge of Hindi came handy first to make friends in the school and the neighbourhood. Later he learnt Kannada too. The same when we went to a small place in Kerala.
And a he learnt a little bit of Marathi when in Mumbai. Though people of Mumbai speak Hindi in general, the kids and others speak in Marathi when away from school and workplace.
Now he has a flair for any language.
He can now travel across to any place in our motherland, India without any difficulty of communicating to others!
The native speakers of the other Dravidian languages like Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam do not hate Hindi as much as we Tamilians do!
No argument, but learning more languages other than the mother tongue does in no way harm your passion for the mother tongue!
So, my dear Tamilians, have an open mind!
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