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This is just nonsense. Hindi has nothing to do with caste system. Hindi was promoted because of the need for a common language for a nation with 300+ official l
by quetzthecoatl 6y ago
This is just nonsense. Hindi has nothing to do with caste system. Hindi was promoted because of the need for a common language for a nation with 300+ official languages (not counting the dialects) - as it's the language that is most commonly spoke and understood. It's again absolutely nonsense about BJP/RSS. In the recent times the only party that worked for the poor/lower castes/class is BJP. Most regional parties works for the dominant upper castes and congress further discriminated against the dalits/STs during UPA2 with their legislations (and always been the party of upper castes + muslims and christians).
- u801e 6y ago> Hindi was promoted because of the need for a common language for a nation with 300+ official languages (not counting the dialects) - as it's the language that is most commonly spoke and understood I thought that English actually served that purpose even in India (unofficially).
- quetzthecoatl 6y agoun officially yes, but as you can imagine, it's not an Indian language, and it's the language of our colonizer. It's more acceptable now, but back in the day, it was an absolute no no. Besides, common men did not speak English. Just the very highly educated (back then. Now, it's much more common among all classes).
- john4532452 6y agoFor non-hindi speaking states both hindi and english are the same. At least with english it give jobs and enriches lives.