Hindi Diwas
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Context:
- According to Home Ministry, Hindi is the country’s official language but will prosper only through coexistence with other Indian languages.
Comment of Home Minister:
- Hindi is not competing with any other Indian language.
- It is actually a friend of all Indian languages and it will prosper only with co-existence.
- He advised parents to speak to their children in their mother tongue at home even if they are studying in English-medium schools.
- No foreign language can connect you with this country’s core thoughts. If you abandon your language you will be cut off from your roots. Such people will never prosper.
- The best means of expression is one’s own language. Mahatma Gandhi said that primary education must be in the local language.
- A child is most comfortable when he is taught in the language he speaks at home.
Constitutional Provision about Official Language:
Constitutional Provision for Union |
· Article 348 states that Parliament official language: Hindi or English · Speaker or Chairman can permit other members to speak in his mother tongue if he is not confident to speak in English or Hindi. · Under Article 343: Official language of Union is in Devnagari script. · Numerals would be International numerals. ·
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Constitutional Provision for States |
· Under article 210, Official language of State legislature : Hindi, English , Any other official language. · President can allow any language spoken by majority of people to be used as official language of state. |
Language for communication between two states |
· Official language of Union will be the official language of communication between two state and states and union. · If two states agree, then they can choose Hindi to be official language. |
Provision for Judiciary (Supreme Court ) |
· Parliament can provide for Hindi language in Supreme court. · Since, Parliament has not made any law for it, English is the sole language of Supreme Court. |
High Court |
· Governor with assent of the president can provide for Hindi or any other language to be the official language of High court. · Otherwise, language of transaction will be English. |
Language for Bills,Acts |
· Parliament can provide for Hindi language in Supreme court. · Since, Parliament has not made any law for it, English is the sole language of bills and acts in parliament. |