rashtrapati ya rashtrapatnii?

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If we have new women president...what we call her in Hindi????

Rashtrapati ya Rashtrapatni???

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Posted: 18 years ago
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Originally posted by: Believe

If we have new women president...what we call her in Hindi????

Rashtrapati ya Rashtrapatni???

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Cant believe that this childhood joke would turn real one day😆...I really dont know what she will be called!

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Posted: 18 years ago
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Should Pratibha Patil be addressed as Rashtrapatni?



New Delhi: Should Pratibha Patil be addressed as 'Rashtrapati' if she becomes the first woman President? The nomination of the Rajasthan Governor for the top constitutional post has sparked a debate, particularly as the Hindi media is in a dilemma on usage of the nomenclature.
Race for Rashtrapati Bhavan


As the media remains in a fix, some constitutional experts and writers see nothing wrong in the nomenclature being used, arguing that the word 'Rashtrapati' is a constitutional one and does not have any gender connotations.

However, women activists have a different take on the issue as they see the name of the constitutional post as 'patriarchal' and 'gender-biased.'

The word President translated into Hindi means 'Rashtrapati' and there is nothing wrong in this and no need to change the word, says constitutional expert Subhash Kashyap.

"Forner Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson Najma Heptullah was always addressed as 'Upsabhapati' and thus Patil can also be called 'Rashtrapati Mahodaya'," Kashyap said.

"Patil herself has been deputy chairperson of the Upper House and was addressed in similar manner," he said.

Agreeing with this contention, noted Hindi writer Ashok Vajpayee said there was no need for a change in the name of the post if a woman occupies it. "Under no circumstances should she be addressed as 'rashtrapatni'," he said.

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Posted: 18 years ago
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Originally posted by: TallyHo

Should Pratibha Patil be addressed as Rashtrapatni?



New Delhi: Should Pratibha Patil be addressed as 'Rashtrapati' if she becomes the first woman President? The nomination of the Rajasthan Governor for the top constitutional post has sparked a debate, particularly as the Hindi media is in a dilemma on usage of the nomenclature.
Race for Rashtrapati Bhavan


As the media remains in a fix, some constitutional experts and writers see nothing wrong in the nomenclature being used, arguing that the word 'Rashtrapati' is a constitutional one and does not have any gender connotations.

However, women activists have a different take on the issue as they see the name of the constitutional post as 'patriarchal' and 'gender-biased.'

The word President translated into Hindi means 'Rashtrapati' and there is nothing wrong in this and no need to change the word, says constitutional expert Subhash Kashyap.

"Forner Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson Najma Heptullah was always addressed as 'Upsabhapati' and thus Patil can also be called 'Rashtrapati Mahodaya'," Kashyap said.

"Patil herself has been deputy chairperson of the Upper House and was addressed in similar manner," he said.

Agreeing with this contention, noted Hindi writer Ashok Vajpayee said there was no need for a change in the name of the post if a woman occupies it. "Under no circumstances should she be addressed as 'rashtrapatni'," he said.

How we cal a women Rashtra- pathi??? is it correct way?

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Posted: 18 years ago
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A president is NOT the husband or Pati of the nation that a woman President be called PATNI or WIFE of the nation.
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Posted: 18 years ago
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oh there is no word for women? what a patriarchal period going on
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Posted: 18 years ago
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If Hillary Clinton is next US President/Presidentrix what we call ....Mrs.President/Presidentrix or something like that... 😊 ...First man is Clinton 😊
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Posted: 18 years ago
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may be the word will be presidentress 😉
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Posted: 18 years ago
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may be we should just do away with "rashtrpati" and start calling this position as "rashtrmantri" 😕

does it even matter what she is called???
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Posted: 18 years ago
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Originally posted by: Gauri_3

may be we should just do away with "rashtrpati" and start calling this position as "rashtrmantri" 😕

does it even matter what she is called???



perhaps to 4 crores of 6, it may matter. richard gere kissing shilpa in fun matters so much. after all, everything is a matter of national pride 😉 except for silly ppl like u / me.

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