India moves to end primary teaching in English as Modi unveils major education reforms

[Shantanu_Left]

$hit, curse this move! I used to enjoy my chats with the Indian call centre staff.
Modi you wanker.

BJP is hell-bent on shoving Hindi down everyone's throats. A stupid, tasteless artificial language created by a Scottish servant of the East Indian Company, John Borthwick Gilchrist (1759-1841).

@Joe Shearer
Did you know the artificial language called Hindi was actually created in Fort William, Calcutta? It neither has the melody and rhythm of Urdu nor the earthy composition of other Indian languages such as Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi (I don't know much about the South but I'm sure they are proud of their languages).

Who the hell knows the meaning of words like "aavedan patra" or "sankshiipt" o: I'm not even sure that's a word I think made it up)?

Also I hate the damn, annoying Devnagari script.

 

[HalfMoon]

BJP is hell-bent on shoving Hindi down everyone's throats. A stupid, tasteless artificial language created by a Scottish servant of the East Indian Company, John Borthwick Gilchrist (1759-1841).

@Joe Shearer
Did you know the artificial language called Hindi was actually created in Fort William, Calcutta? It neither has the melody and rhythm of Urdu nor the earthy composition of other Indian languages such as Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi (I don't know much about the South but I'm sure they are proud of their languages).

Who the hell knows the meaning of words like "aavedan patra" or "sankshiipt" o: I'm not even sure that's a word I think made it up)?

Also I hate the damn, annoying Devnagari script.

What is your mother tongue and what script do you use?

 

[Shantanu_Left]

Hopefully no more Indians in 2030 on YT be like: ello gais Mai nem is pajeet Sharma & wilcum to Mai chinnal dEziTeCh

I had to laugh at that one.

But seriously folks, can't imagine a world where English no longer dominates.

 

[jamal18]

Good news. Dump English and educate in your own language, like just about every other country in the world.

 

[waz]

BJP is hell-bent on shoving Hindi down everyone's throats. A stupid, tasteless artificial language created by a Scottish servant of the East Indian Company, John Borthwick Gilchrist (1759-1841).

@Joe Shearer
Did you know the artificial language called Hindi was actually created in Fort William, Calcutta? It neither has the melody and rhythm of Urdu nor the earthy composition of other Indian languages such as Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi (I don't know much about the South but I'm sure they are proud of their languages).

Who the hell knows the meaning of words like "aavedan patra" or "sankshiipt" o: I'm not even sure that's a word I think made it up)?

Also I hate the damn, annoying Devnagari script.

I do like Hindi though. It's wonderful being able to communicate with nearly 2 billion folks (Pak/Ind/ban/Sri).

 

[Shantanu_Left]

I do like Hindi though. It's wonderful being able to communicate with nearly 2 billion folks (Pak/Ind/ban/Sri).

You really mean "Hindustani" language. It's no different from Urdu.

Hindi is a different beast. It's artificial language similar to Esperanto. They decided to remove all the Persian-Arabic words from Hindustani, and replaced them with forgotten Sanskrit words.

Luckily no one speaks standard Hindi in India outside UP, MP, Rajasthan, and 2-3 more states. It's an atrocious, horrible language. Completely unlearnable.

 

[HalfMoon]

I do like Hindi though. It's wonderful being able to communicate with nearly 2 billion folks (Pak/Ind/ban/Sri).

Hindi is nothing but Urdu in a new bottle.

 

[HalfMoon]

You really mean "Hindustani" language.

Hindi is a different beast. It's artificial language no different from Esperanto. They removed all the Persian-Arabic words from Hindustani, and replaced them with forgotten Sanskrit words.

Luckily no one speaks standard Hindi in India outside UP, MP, Rajasthan, and 2-3 more states. It's an atrocious horrible language.

Hindi is Urdu repacked in a new box to fulfill the egos of low IQ Hindus.

Hindi and Urdu are one and the same.

 

[Peshwa]

I think south indians also should put some effort to learn hindi. I knew 2 tamil girls who can speak hindi very well.

this english accent thing goes to all south asian FOBs to be honest. I lived in SL till 15 so my Sinhalese is native but still has some idiots wanting to speak to me in english even though i clearly speak sinhalese very well and few seconds into the conversation, i realise that they struggle with english then use sinhalese sentences to say what they can't express in english. i really dont get this shit. i never see chinese, russians, koreans. etc speak to each other in a foreign language that even they can't speak properly. just speak in a language you both feel comfortable with smh

I believe it all comes down to what language one thinks in.
When I speak Hindi or Marathi, my thought process is still in English (even though my Hindi is quite fantastic if I may say so myself), I just cannot get myself to have an entire conversation without using English language fillers.
could also be that perhaps I don’t know the specific Hindi words for certain nouns and verbs.

And lastly, on the accent, i have an accent and wear it much like a badge of honor.
My issue with Indians is not so much about accents, but more to do with the sentence construction and delivery.
Half the time, I hear native Indians butchering all rules of sentence construction and even worse delivery in terms of getting the point across.
That’s what makes it so damn frustrating for me to understand a lot of my native countrymen when conversing in English.

 

[waz]

You really mean "Hindustani" language. It's no different from Urdu.

Hindi is a different beast. It's artificial language similar to Esperanto. They decided to remove all the Persian-Arabic words from Hindustani, and replaced them with forgotten Sanskrit words.

Luckily no one speaks standard Hindi in India outside UP, MP, Rajasthan, and 2-3 more states. It's an atrocious, horrible language. Completely unlearnable.

Yes I can see why it’s too ‘Muslim like’. No wonder I’m finding it difficult at times to understand Indian news reports now.

 

[Crixus]

Indians from different regions cant communicate with each other , English is still acting a s a bridge between North and Soutj and East and West ...we have 26 national languages , thats the reason people speak in English with each other ... like I know Thumbi is brother is Tamil in Telgu its Garu

good move. can't stand FOB indians speaking in english like it's their mother language with a shitty accent. first step to learn english is to know that it's not your mother language and then learn to pronounce CORRECTLY!!!! And WTF is with 2 Indians talking to each other in english when you have your own languages?

 

[Shantanu_Left]

What is your mother tongue and what script do you use?

My mother tongue is a mix of Punjabi and Bollywood Hindi. I was taught Urdu as a child. I speak a few words of Kashmiri.

Although I did learn Hindi and Marathi in school, I can't remember much of either. I absolutely hate Devanagri.

My preferred script for Urdu/Hindi is actually Nastaliq Roman script is just fine and that's what I generally use.

 

[Crixus]

Hindi has different versions from place to place , travelling in UP in bus you will know when language turn from Hindu to Urdu to Bhojpuri .... but its good a kid deserves to learn in his/her mother tongue by the end English is just a language , It will give equal playing filed to kids from rural areas

Yes I can see why it’s too ‘Muslim like’. No wonder I’m finding it difficult at times to understand Indian news reports now.

 

[-=virus=-]

Pretty good move overall, this will encourage kids to grow up with a solid foundation in their own local tongues while learning English at the same time too. Once they get into middle school where education starts to get a bit more serious, they'll go back to learning in English (the people who prefer 'English medium' schools for their kids)

good move. can't stand FOB indians speaking in english like it's their mother language with a shitty accent. first step to learn english is to know that it's not your mother language and then learn to pronounce CORRECTLY!!!! And WTF is with 2 Indians talking to each other in english when you have your own languages?

That depends on a lot of factors but comes down to proficiency in language.

I know, for example, people who speak perfect perfect English, perfect Hindi, and a third home language such as Bengali, Tamil, Koshur, Odiya, Punjabi or anything else. By perfect I mean street Hindi, you can get by a 100%, understand everything, jokes, slang and such but their Hindi isn't "shudh" or pure, they'll struggle with the big words. Won't get parts of a Modi speech because he speaks perfect Hindi, not Hinglish.

also lol @ Pakistanis here going nuts about "Modi destroying India's education !!" They really ought to pause, take a moment, research the news before going all crazy.

 

[Shantanu_Left]

Yes I can see why it’s too ‘Muslim like’. No wonder I’m finding it difficult at times to understand Indian news reports now.

It's not a Muslim language...I had learned Urdu as a child. There's a place in Delhi called "Urdu bazaar" which gave the language its name. I know there is an Urdu Bazaar in Lahore as well.

Delhi and Lahore should be twin cities, but we've got these horrible persons squatting over that beautiful city.

I love the old areas of Delhi...Chandni Chowk, Jama Masjid, Mehrauli. There's an irresistible charm even today in those places.