
Why Hindi?
Some
of the leading Foreign Diplomats observed that their source of information
regarding Indian Polity and Economic, Social and other developments in India
rests mainly on Indian English Media. Through the Indian English Media is run
by competent English knowing intellectuals, but in its attempt to cope with the
world trend the Indian English Media looks to be more international than
national. Indian English Media presents one side of the coin. It is the
regional or Hindi Media, which presents things with Indian view point. The
analysis and discussions in Hindi papers on Political, economical, social and
other issues are indigenous. The picture of India
depicted by English Media is incomplete and needs to be supplemented by
regional papers particularly Hindi papers.
It may be noted that Hindi is widely spoken
and used in the Indian Sub-Continent including India,
Pakistan,
Nepal,
Bhutan,
Bangladesh,
and Singapore.
Hindi is functioning as a State language in U.P, Bihar,
Rajasthan, M.P, Haryana, and Himachal
Pradesh. 60% of the Indian population uses Hindi. Maximum people read Hindi
papers. Importance of Hindi can
be observed by the two-language policy of the political leaders. They work in
English, but they contact and address the people in Hindi, even in Non-Hindi
States, like Bellari in Karnataka, where Mrs. Sonia
Gandhi and Shri. Vajpayee both addressed the election meetings in Hindi. Hindi
is the lingua franca of India.
To know India Hindi is a must.
“Hindi is the mother tongue of every third Indian,
and is understood by almost all Indians. Knowledge of spoken Hindi can also
help you get by in Pakistan,
Bangladesh, and
even Afghanistan!”
S. Venkat Narayan, President,
Foreign Correspondent’s Club, New Delhi