Originally posted by: Padfoot_Prongs
But they have English on their boards. instructions in Hindi helps whole north India. According to ur logic, Placards wud have to be placed in every language. Any regional office like Andhra Bahwan or Tamil Bhawan etc. have boards in their languages. and hindi populaton going there and settling wont change much except may be learning the native language just like Keralaites who reside in Delhi do. I dont see them changing the South culture. It is Indian Culture's beauty. A migrant hardly affect things on bigger scale. Keralite residing in Delhi will adapt to its culture and a north Indian going to Kerala will do the same. They are not putting Hindi above native languages. they did not remove regional language from the boards.
On Brahmanism, the person said that UP Brahmanism is being transported to South. South have their more vicious version of Brahmanism. In politics. they may not have big say directly but they are bigger part of bureaucracy. every part of India have Brahmanism differing from others and nothing can change them. UP's different from Tamil Nadu and UP's one cant effect TN's one.
@bold shows the issues is. India in now caught up and learning English. So English and local language(s) should be enough. Kearalites who reside in Delhi, their second generation learnt and speaks HIndi. How many in Bangalore whose second generation does not speak the local language.
You can say a migrant hardly affects, and say Keralite living in Delhi willa deapt while NI going to Kerala will do the same. But when the services and education are set up in a way in which they don't need to, that is exactly what will happen.
And yes, local language was removed from many highways. I will try to search for the pics, but they were. And all it proves is that if not now, after the outcry, it will be attempted again. Then again, then again. Until it becomes norm.
It's not just the boards. It's everything else combined with it. Policies designed to help Hindi speakers over others.
South have vicious version which social changes and politics have kept in check. But who is getting free hand where, and that's the politics that they try to import down to TN and Kerala to undermine the advances made to keep it in check.
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