Re: Re: german
by vavialala suri on Nov 23, 2014 12:34 PM
it is a part of our culture. the language may be European similar to other Indian languages which have come across the border .
INDIA in present geo-political entity came to existence in 1947 , with the PREAMBLE and consititutuon also in English Just to mention English came in 1757 to India and German did not come then into India. It has contributed to the social development and co-ordination of many Indian states. German cannot be compared with English as on date since the reach has not been that much. While yes people should be allowed to learn what they want. As far as Indian is concerened , English and German cannot be compared on the same footing. There are more English speaking Indians in India than English speaking Englishmen in England. That cannot be true for German
Re: Re: german
by prem k on Nov 24, 2014 01:38 AM
Idiot. First read the constitution which itself was written originally in English. Moreover English is one of the two official languages of India.
One needs to follow the term "Latin America" in context where Latin is characterized as a "dead" language. Sanskrit has the same connotation. It will further nothing other than to satiate the fascistic desires to force legislation down peoples throats. The only effect that introduction of Sanskrit will have is to smother every opportunity for the average citizen to look up towards a more fulfilling career and continue to be indoctrinated with a culture of jurassic proportions. Which other languages will follow this predatory path. Urdu would not be far away if the likes of the senile zealots are given the type of attention that is rife at present. it is socialism being enforced on steroids.
Re: Sanskrit
by jet on Nov 25, 2014 03:22 AM
Abey Gadhe, who is forcing Sanskrit on the students. It is one of the option in the 3rd language. The medium of teaching is still english or local language. Students can leanr any indian language as 3rd language. If the Germans want to teach their language , let them open a learning center and teach, so is any other country.
If learning sanskrit is needed to understand Indian culture and values, than that would mean nearly all of us have no understanding of Indian culture as we don't know Sanskrit. The main reason why Sanskrit didn't gain wider acceptance even in India is because it is considered a priestly language limited to priests or upper castes, and others were not even allowed to learn it or speak.
All Indian languages have their origin or influence from Sanskrit. Just like JAVA and C have their origin in BASIC or COBOL doesn't mean we have to force kids to learn COBOL. People who wish to study Sanskrit or German as a third language should have the freedom to choose.
can we imagine people and media arguing in Germany, if hindi/Sanskrit is taught in german schools instead of german!! how can our ancient language be ignored and a foreign language be made compulsory. I won't happen anywhere else in the world and no citizen or media in any country would even put a discussion on their own language. it happens only in India. If people want to learn any foreign language there are many institutes to teach like IEFL, Alliance Franse and many other institues. we should be ashamed that we Indians lack respect for our own holy language.
Re: is this even an issue?
by Phylum Chordata on Nov 22, 2014 04:39 PM
A better comparison would be the German schools choosing between Ancient Gothic written in the runic alphabet versus any language from the modern era such as Mandarin or Hindi.
This is a hypothetical situation; I have no idea what they would choose.
Re: Nothing against this piece....yet
by Chakravarthi KS on Nov 22, 2014 11:59 AM
I agree with you. I've noticed that this site (and also many media channels) just wait for a chance to malign anything or anyone who talks about upholding Indian tradition. They do it in the name of progressiveness / advancement and show that if you follow indian culture you are regressive
Re: Re: Nothing against this piece....yet
by Amit Nishania on Nov 23, 2014 01:03 PM
When you all are so concerned about Hindi or Sanskrit then why you all are talking in english, as from childhood you all also wanted to grip expertise in english not in Hindi and Sanskrit...
Re: Re: Re: Nothing against this piece....yet
by jet on Nov 25, 2014 03:25 AM
So we should forget our native languages then .? English was introduced by the british and it has been assimilated in Indian education system.
rare people can speak correct hindi with all proper use of grammar. Urdu is one step ahead..so learning any foreign language with perfection will take long time.
