Is Hindi compulsory in Tamilnadu?

The Congress Government of Madras Presidency under Omandur Ramasamy Reddiar complied and made Hindi compulsory from the academic year 1948–49. It also introduced a minimum mark qualification in Hindi for the promotion of students to higher classes. Periyar once again launched an anti-Hindi imposition agitation.

Is Hindi used in South India?

Even more interesting, however, is the fact that Hindi is also expanding geographically. Between 1991 and 2011, the number of Hindi native speakers in South India has nearly doubled. This, when the total population in these states has only gone up by 28\%. Much of this increase is due to migration.

Who started anti-Hindi movement?

The anti-Hindi agitations of 1937-40 led to a change of guard in the Madras Presidency. The main opposition party to the Indian National Congress in the state, the Justice Party, came under Periyar’s leadership on 29 December 1938.

Can Tamil understand Hindi?

All Tamilians speaking Hindi are not conversant with the language; many mix a bit of Tamil, English and Hindi and are able to convey what they want to say. “Many company bosses are from the north and they only speak Hindi. Unless you learn Hindi, it will be difficult to work under them,” said Karanth.

Does everyone in India speak Hindi?

Hindi is the most widely spoken language in the northern parts of India. According to 2001 Census, 53.6\% of the Indian population declared that they speak Hindi as either their first or second language, in which 41\% of them have declared it as their native language or mother tongue.

Why is there so much opposition to Hindi in South India?

As a govt proposal to introduce Hindi learning to the South stokes up decades-old resistance, it is clear the opposition to Hindi has gone nowhere. That’s despite several Hindi-speakers working in the South. Hindi is just one of the several languages which many of us south Indians speak and use on a daily basis.

Are South Indians ready to throw out Bollywood stereotypes?

Today, south Indians also want to throw out the baggage which goes with attempted Hindi dominance — for example, those cringe-worthy Bollywood stereotypes of short, dark-skinned ‘South Indians’ who provided comic relief, spoke bad English and Hindi and interjected their sentences with ‘Ayyo’ are now becoming history.

Is another wave of Hindi imposition in the offing in Karnataka?

Unlike Tamil Nadu, where anti-Hindi agitations have been going on for several decades, Karnataka has never really taken a strong stand. But things are changing now as they sense another wave of Hindi imposition in the offing.

What is the importance of learning Hindi to South Indians?

Hindi is just one of the several languages which many of us south Indians speak and use on a daily basis. It’s neither more, nor less important than the many other languages we use to communicate with each other. Speaking Hindi to communicate is voluntary — an act of friendliness.