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"A lot of students dread Hindi (an artificially imposed third language in South India) and to a lesser extent English" Artificially imposed? Of the four states
by plinkplonk 18y ago
"A lot of students dread Hindi (an artificially imposed third language in South India) and to a lesser extent English"
Artificially imposed? Of the four states that make up South India, one state (Tamil Nadu) considers Hindi "artificially imposed.
Three of the four(Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh) have no problems with Hindi and don't consider it an "imposition".
Careful with the snap judgments!
- FraaJad 18y agoJust because the state syllabus mandates study of Hindi as an essential requirement to pass high school, it does not make the language welcome in all parts of south India. The urban south-Indians learn Hindi, when necessary, by osmosis and from media. AFAIK, passing hindi (score > 35/100) is no longer a criterion for getting one's high school diploma. Thank $deity.