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Backlash against Indian Government Push to Make Hindi Dominant
A move by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to make Hindi the country’s dominant language has been met with an atmosphere of hostility and friction.
Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has been accused of...
Hindi Conflict Reignites in India
The conflict over whether or not India should have Hindi as its national language has once again ignited after the Union Home Minister of India, Amit Shah recently said that people belonging to different...
Tamil Politicians Fear Imposition of Hindi
Politicians in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu have been raising concerns over the country’s National Education Policy, arguing that the policy could be used as a way to impose the Hindi language, according...
Making Hindi Official at the UN
The Indian government is prepared to spend up to four billion rupees ($63 million) to make Hindi one of the official languages of the UN, according to the country’s external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj.
Speaking...
‘Hindi Not Imposed,’ Indian Government Reassures
The Indian government has attempted to quell fears that Hindi would be imposed over other Indian languages and stated that no such rule would be put into effect. The concern that Hindi would be...