Why do South Indians prefer English over Hindi Quora?

Probably because it’s easier to learn than Hindi, and because English is used in higher education, so it makes sense.

Do Indians prefer Hindi or English?

In rural India, which according to Census 2001 is home to 72.8\% Indians, the most-preferred language of reading is Hindi, which has an aggregate 39.5\% share in central, northern and eastern India.

Do all North Indians understand Hindi?

Yes, not all North Indians speak Hindi, as it is a much more diverse part of the country, much more than the South. Even in same state, you can find many different languages, but most are some or the other version of Hindi(except of course languages like Punjabi and Bengali).

Is Hindi the mother language of India?

There is no national language in India. However, article 343(1) of the Indian constitution specifically mentions that, “The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script….List of scheduled languages of India.

Sr. No.	6.
Language	Hindi
Family	Indo-Aryan, Central
Speakers (in millions, 2011)	528

What is India’s oldest language?

Sanskrit language
The Sanskrit language has been spoken since 5,000 years before Christ. Sanskrit is still the official language of India.

Why do North Indians promote Hindi in South India?

South India is more than just the 4 official languages (which are way older than hindi). There are several scriptless languages as well that may get lost due to Hindi Imposition. 3. Another reason that North Indians give to promote Hindi is that since majority speaks it, so South Indians should also speak it to minimise communication gap.

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.

Is Hindi a link language between two South Indians today?

As a result, it is not uncommon to see Hindi as a link language today between two South Indians. I have witnessed this myself when my mother, a native Malayalam speaker, conversed with her Telugu-speaking neighbour in Hindi.

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8sBNJU46bg