The lesson 'The Last Lesson' makes you think about the love for once language. Somehow it also make you womder at the possibility of people carrying their pride in their language too which may result in division & confreats in a country specially like India. Picking uo such thaughts, Write an article in about 150-200 words on 'Linguistic Chauvinism' in India
Such questions are meant to test your writing skills and should be attempted on your own. However, these points might help you elaborate:
- Language gives identity to the people.
- It binds together people of a particular region where that language is spoken.
- But, language has also become a tool of division.
- In India, there is particular language chauvinism with respect to the use of Hindi.
- During Jawahar Lal Nehru's time, the country had tried to adopt Hindi as the language for office work by the government.
- But, the non-Hindi speaking states had protested loudly.
- The same opposition was seen when the Modi government tried to introduce the same model.
- Unfortunately, English has come to be associated with education and Hindi with patriotism in our country.
- Instead, the idea should be unite the country through a language which many use to communicate.
- We must not feel that our mother tongues are superior to other langauges.
- Language gives identity to the people.
- It binds together people of a particular region where that language is spoken.
- But, language has also become a tool of division.
- In India, there is particular language chauvinism with respect to the use of Hindi.
- During Jawahar Lal Nehru's time, the country had tried to adopt Hindi as the language for office work by the government.
- But, the non-Hindi speaking states had protested loudly.
- The same opposition was seen when the Modi government tried to introduce the same model.
- Unfortunately, English has come to be associated with education and Hindi with patriotism in our country.
- Instead, the idea should be unite the country through a language which many use to communicate.
- We must not feel that our mother tongues are superior to other langauges.