Promote Hindi to make it a true National language
How sad it is to see some Parliamentarians and agents of some political parties cutting very sorry figures, who cry from the house tops for the protection and preservation of the constitution of India? They even carry the small sized copy of the constitution to exhibit their loyalty to it. But in their real life they do contrary to the spirit of the Constitution. Let us take the question of Hindi. Article 351 of the Constitution states that ‘the Union must promote the spread of the Hindi language and to develop it so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India. It also emphasizes that Hindi should be enriched by incorporating elements from other Indian languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, thereby drawing from the rich and diverse linguistic heritage of India. The goal is to make Hindi a robust language capable of representing the multifaceted culture of the country while ensuri...