In India, everyone considers the Kashmir issue closed. Pakistan, however, seems very worked up on it.
Generally there is a narrow window of opportunity, and once that closes, status quo will remain.
You call it a good start??:hitwall: he is actually losing votes for them with his swearing-at-the-drop-of-a-hat and abrasive postings.. I suspect he is actually fielded by the BJP ...
There is an A**hole called Neeru Nanda who writes virulent Anti religion / Anti Hindu stuff. In one of her pieces, she describes her Childhood " Father, a civil servant in Punjab. Highly Anglicized environment. Speaking Hindi / Punjabi was considered very downmarket. She confesses that she...
Here again, I perceive hidden but deep dangers. Take a typical professional in a North Indian state. He would study Hindi upto Std X and is glad when it is done with because the language has no future advantage in the science stream. Eleven, Twelve and college are done in English and his contact...
I m afraid I must differ with you here. 2 points
1. Can I really express my thoughts in a language which is not my mother tongue.. I think one will always feel stiffled and cramped. Look at how we write English and how the Englishmen do... There is world of difference.
After Rabindranath got...
Well, I'm someone fancies himself a turki's descendent, who am I to oppose. Someone else may think his forefathers were Eskimo, or the yorba tribe. To each his like.
Im perhaps not able to get my point across to you very effectively. You are addressing a very very limited point - that of communication between persons with different mothertongues. OK, let me concede your point there. But do you not see what the prevalence of English, especially amongst elites...