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Why Hindi is not a national language of India?
“Subject to the provisions of Articles 346 and 347, the Legislature of a State may by law adopt any one or more of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as the language or languages to be used for all or any of the official purposes of that State.” There is no mention of a national language in the Constitution.
Is Hindi spoken everywhere in India?
The languages in bold are scheduled languages (the only scheduled language with less than 1 million native speakers is Sanskrit)….More than one million speakers.
| Language | Hindi | |
|---|---|---|
| First language speakers | Figure | 528,347,193 |
| \% of total population | 43.63\% | |
| Second language speakers | 139,207,180 | |
| Third language speakers | 24,160,696 |
Why Hindi was not made a national language class 10?
Our Constitution did not give the status of national language to any one language. Hindi was identified as the official language. But Hindi is the mother tongue of only about 40 per cent of the Indians. Therefore, there were many safeguards to protect other languages.
Can Afghanistan speak Hindi?
Most Afghans in Kabul understand and/or speak Hindi, thanks to the popularity of Indian cinema in the country.
Is Hindi really a national language of India?
The court observed, “Normally, in India, majority of the people have accepted Hindi as a national language and many people speak Hindi and write in Devanagari script but there is nothing on record to suggest that any provision has been made or order issued declaring Hindi as a national language of the country.”
Is Hindi the official language of the Union?
The court in its order said Part XVII of the Constitution deals with Official Language. Under Article 343, official language of the Union has been prescribed, which includes Hindi in Devanagari script and English.
Why does the Hindi myth continue to be perpetuated?
Today, the Hindi myth continues to be perpetuated because in all practical senses, Hindi acts as the common national language in urban settings. As the working middle-class migrate to cities, they adopt Hindi for convenience and logistical ease, inevitably boosting the language’s hegemony.
Is it mandatory for manufacturers to print details of goods in Hindi?
Mr. Kachhadia had filed the PIL last year seeking direction to Central and State government to make it mandatory for manufacturers to print details of goods like price, ingredients and date of manufacture in Hindi.