I was reading an article on Rediff about Anil Kumble being part of the commentary team in England for the T20 world cup. It was a nice article and as a genuine cricket fan i was incredibly pleased with the fact that one of the most dignified and respected cricketers of India will be part of the commentary team. As i scrolled down the comments section it was a different issue altogether!
One poor soul from Karnataka used the multilingual option of posting and posted a message in Kannada the native language of Anil Kumble. Then it started with someone presumably from the North starting off with a criticism of the fact that the Kannada language being used and the tit for tat abuses.
It pains me to think that even in this day and age people in India are not really facing language differences in a mature manner. The moment one linguistic group gets recognition the others fall all over them. Quite disgusting.
I have also read umpteen comments about how unfriendly Chennai is and how when someone speaks Hindi people do not understand blah blah blah...i have one question for these folks...if they were to travel to say a France or a Belgium wont they carry a small guide or book which translate oft used phrases in that particular language? Wonder where that sense or pride is gone when travelling to another part of the country??
By the way i scrolled through some documents are realized something. Can anyone tell which is the National Language of India. Before you jump out and shout Hindi! i am very sorry...its wrong. India does not have a National Language or has 22 National Languages depending on which way you look at it. Hindi is only One of the Official languages of the Union Government thats about it. Trust that kinda shows the wisdom of those who framed the constitution in the spirit of "Unity in Diversity". Wonder whats wrong with the following generations though!??
One poor soul from Karnataka used the multilingual option of posting and posted a message in Kannada the native language of Anil Kumble. Then it started with someone presumably from the North starting off with a criticism of the fact that the Kannada language being used and the tit for tat abuses.
It pains me to think that even in this day and age people in India are not really facing language differences in a mature manner. The moment one linguistic group gets recognition the others fall all over them. Quite disgusting.
I have also read umpteen comments about how unfriendly Chennai is and how when someone speaks Hindi people do not understand blah blah blah...i have one question for these folks...if they were to travel to say a France or a Belgium wont they carry a small guide or book which translate oft used phrases in that particular language? Wonder where that sense or pride is gone when travelling to another part of the country??
By the way i scrolled through some documents are realized something. Can anyone tell which is the National Language of India. Before you jump out and shout Hindi! i am very sorry...its wrong. India does not have a National Language or has 22 National Languages depending on which way you look at it. Hindi is only One of the Official languages of the Union Government thats about it. Trust that kinda shows the wisdom of those who framed the constitution in the spirit of "Unity in Diversity". Wonder whats wrong with the following generations though!??
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