Re: Hindi names are not Indian names
by ragavendran krrao on Apr 02, 2014 10:28 AM
Moreover, these terms are not specific to Hindi alone. Most of the Indo-Aryan languages and some dravidian languages use the same terms for example Hing is Hingu in Kannada.
Re: Hindi names are not Indian names
by prem k on Mar 29, 2014 04:20 PM
whats the big deal! much more than 70% world does not speak English either, but it is becoming the most recognized international language. If you have to ask for directions in a foreign country, English is your best bet unless you know the local language.
Even if Hindi is not the national language or even official language of a state or spoken by a majority of the residents of the state, Hindi has acquired the same status.
The good thing about languages is that they follow FREE market with little or no opportunity for pressure from outside forces. Govts can put pressure to adopt a certain language, but they cannot do anything outside the boundaries of their administration where most of the interaction takes place.
Re: Re: Hindi names are not Indian names
by Sheetal Kaur on Apr 02, 2014 01:18 AM
To correct yo Hindi is the official language of India along with English. English is not an official International language but International business language. Most spoken Indian language outside India is Bohjpuri.
Re: Re: Re: Hindi names are not Indian names
by Indraneel Mandal on May 27, 2014 07:40 PM
@Sheetal Is that last statement backed by facts/data? Tamils, Keralites, Punjabis and Bengalis constitute a major portion of the diaspora outside the country. Within India Bhojpuri might be taken as highly prevalent, considering how people from Bihar/Jharkhand throng to all other states. But outside India? I would prefer to take your 'fact' with the proverbial grain of salt. Unless, of course, you can back it up with actual facts.
Re: Re: Hindi names are not Indian names
by ragavendran krrao on Apr 02, 2014 10:29 AM
Moreover, these terms are not specific to Hindi alone. Most of the Indo-Aryan languages and some dravidian languages use the same terms for example Hing is Hingu in Kannada.
Re: Re: Hindi names are not Indian names
by Tom Dick on Apr 01, 2014 08:03 PM
The author is trying to teach the correct english word for each hindi word mentioned here.
You can be given a title if best slave to a slave language. Who cares what khus khus is called in english. These are Indian spices and let us popularise Indian names.
Re: If you answer all question correctly
by Sheetal Kaur on Apr 02, 2014 01:25 AM
What a bunch of ignominious pathetic fools are people at rediff. Bunch of spineless idiots.
Re: If you answer all question correctly
by Sheetal Kaur on Apr 02, 2014 01:26 AM
What a bunch of ignominious pathetic fools are people at rediff. Bunch of spineless idiots. Grow up you bunch of kunts.
Re: If you answer all question correctly
by Ajay Devendranath on Mar 28, 2014 03:47 PM
Raja,
That is what these Indian Chefs on TV keep doing!
They keep repeating the English names of Indian herbs and spices like the Indian people watching their pathetic cooking shows are inferior, starved slaves of the British Empire!
Re: Re: If you answer all question correctly
by siddharth on Mar 28, 2014 05:24 PM
dude because all these spices are called with different names in different states of india. Many people watch those shows but have no idea what they are called in Hindi. And what is this mentality that knowing something in other language is wrong!! That's bizarre.
Re: If you answer all question correctly
by Indian Reader on Mar 29, 2014 04:08 AM
Who cares about Hindi names of spices??? India is not Hindi. 70% of Indians speak other languages. Learn the English names and grow up.
