I still remember the days i sang Jana Gana Mana in the school assembly... never had a clue for why i did and what it meant... it was sheer compulsion... Did the Central Govt think they can induce patriotism this way??? bollocks !!!
Anti-Hindi agitations started in TamilNadu as early as 1937... down the times, Central Govt wanted state govt officers to learn Hindi (even for officials posted within TN), Doordarshan was mandated to telecast Hindi stuff for a substantial time slot, Govt offices were mandated to display Hindi boards and Tamilians went WTF boss???
Back in history, TamilNadu was hardly ever ruled by a foreign ruler... We had 3 dude kings Cheras, Cholas and Pandias... They fought like crazy among themselves, held the language above everything and when a foreign kind came invading, they joined hands and kicked ass !!! I hope this explains why Hindi never managed to get into the TN territory.
So here is the question... When none of us spoke Hindi or had the slightest interest to learn it, why try to push it down our throat??? Almost a Civil war erupted and Central Govt had to stand down. This is why Hindi never managed to become the National language of India.
Criticisms are the same. How do u communicate with rest of the World??? the answer is quite simple... English... when you got a local language and an international language, why bother with some "in-between" language???
enuff said... back to the Jana Mana Gana thingy... I never felt patriotic... I did feel inspired listening to Vande Mataram... But the credit goes to Rahman's music... To this day, I have no clue what the song means...
My argument is simple... India is a political boundary created by our so called leaders and for administrative purposes... Frankly, I dont feel belonging to India... I would either claim myself as a Tamilian or just a human in the world... According to me, if u belong to something, the something as a whole should reflect you. Sadly, India doesnt. The culture and languages are so diverse u just cant figure me out by knowing im an Indian. However, u can always stereotype me as a human or as a Tamilian and you will get close...
My frnd put forth two arguments... Hindi is essential for trade with the rest of our country and most importantly, to pick North Indian girls... I would strongly disagree with both. If trade is important, I would strongly advocate learning Mandarin... Not a thing moves without trading with the Chinese... and for the girls, It is my observation and experience that you are always better off not knowing Hindi while talking to a Hindi speaking girl... Its a great starter to learn few words from the girl and keep the conversation going...
Sufi songs does sound nice... but i dont know if any language can get close to the richness of Tamil and the numerous words u can use to express your feelings... blame it on my ignorance...
bottomline... Tamilians will stay unique, aloof and different from the rest of the country... Its very tough to mix Aryan and Dravidian cultures that has evolved over the ages... but we do and will co-exist, like we did for ages... but for me any state other than TamilNadu will be as foreign as China or Africa or Europe... We do respect other languages and Cultures, but we cant grow into them... India as a whole doesnt mean anything...
Anti-Hindi agitations started in TamilNadu as early as 1937... down the times, Central Govt wanted state govt officers to learn Hindi (even for officials posted within TN), Doordarshan was mandated to telecast Hindi stuff for a substantial time slot, Govt offices were mandated to display Hindi boards and Tamilians went WTF boss???
Back in history, TamilNadu was hardly ever ruled by a foreign ruler... We had 3 dude kings Cheras, Cholas and Pandias... They fought like crazy among themselves, held the language above everything and when a foreign kind came invading, they joined hands and kicked ass !!! I hope this explains why Hindi never managed to get into the TN territory.
So here is the question... When none of us spoke Hindi or had the slightest interest to learn it, why try to push it down our throat??? Almost a Civil war erupted and Central Govt had to stand down. This is why Hindi never managed to become the National language of India.
Criticisms are the same. How do u communicate with rest of the World??? the answer is quite simple... English... when you got a local language and an international language, why bother with some "in-between" language???
enuff said... back to the Jana Mana Gana thingy... I never felt patriotic... I did feel inspired listening to Vande Mataram... But the credit goes to Rahman's music... To this day, I have no clue what the song means...
My argument is simple... India is a political boundary created by our so called leaders and for administrative purposes... Frankly, I dont feel belonging to India... I would either claim myself as a Tamilian or just a human in the world... According to me, if u belong to something, the something as a whole should reflect you. Sadly, India doesnt. The culture and languages are so diverse u just cant figure me out by knowing im an Indian. However, u can always stereotype me as a human or as a Tamilian and you will get close...
My frnd put forth two arguments... Hindi is essential for trade with the rest of our country and most importantly, to pick North Indian girls... I would strongly disagree with both. If trade is important, I would strongly advocate learning Mandarin... Not a thing moves without trading with the Chinese... and for the girls, It is my observation and experience that you are always better off not knowing Hindi while talking to a Hindi speaking girl... Its a great starter to learn few words from the girl and keep the conversation going...
Sufi songs does sound nice... but i dont know if any language can get close to the richness of Tamil and the numerous words u can use to express your feelings... blame it on my ignorance...
bottomline... Tamilians will stay unique, aloof and different from the rest of the country... Its very tough to mix Aryan and Dravidian cultures that has evolved over the ages... but we do and will co-exist, like we did for ages... but for me any state other than TamilNadu will be as foreign as China or Africa or Europe... We do respect other languages and Cultures, but we cant grow into them... India as a whole doesnt mean anything...
7 comments:
woooooh. amazing Man!!! strong point!
nice one dude
I agree with the Tamil sentiment, but not with the whole India doesn't stand for something...
Take this for an example, you love bikes and are an adrenaline junkie.. You are also a finance guy working in a bank.. To someone who doesn't know you, these 2 maybe be 2 different guys. But it is this unique diversity that makes you, you!
So India does stand for something which is harder to define than other countries... This also makes us a more evolved nation...
As for Hindi being a national language, it cannot assume that status without insulting more than 10 other languages spoken in India. But Hindi is a small thread of unity, it helps us understand our fellow north Indians better and give us a broader understanding of being Indian... So why not learn another language?
awesome .. 4 hours conversation compressed to 40 odd lines .. well done.. umathu aangila pulamayai viyanthu paaratugiren
Being a Tamilan who does know hindi and who strongly believe the fact that India as a country is much better off than being split into many states(wannabe countries)... Our Tamil and Tamilians will be aliens in own country as you said in the north.. thats inevitable... lets turn them brown too :P
the whole concept of unity in diversity... thats what I like about Our India... Yes I am a proud Tamilan... but a Proud Indian none the less...
As Avi put it.. 4 hour conv put into 40 lines... good one mike... keep blogging
Ridiculous!! i think u shud b proud of the fact tht ur born into this great country. Well its not a question of whether u want to belong or not. Its more a question of whether India needs such indiviuals who cannot stand up for their country or feel they belong thr! Well im not surprised y it is so easy for Pakis or LTTEs or the myriad terrorist grps to attack us cus up north the kashmiris think they dont belong here.. n today i learnt tht u share the same sentiments! Well done! so much for the ppl who won us independence.
If you consider yourself a TAMILIAN and not an INDIAN.....THEN LISTEN....WE INDIANS RULE YOU TAMILIANS; JUST LIKE CHINA RULES TIBET AND WILL KEEP RULING YOU... FOREVER...and the most tamilians of your type would be able to do is to write a stupid blog like this....and there too an INDIAN will write a comment which would make TAMILIANS of your type further cry on your tamilhood hahaha
Dear Mr/Ms Anonymous above,
Have the balls to reveal yourself so that I can respond accordingly to what you rightly deserve... I promise not to make you cry :)
Warm Regards,
Mike.
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