Do people speak Hindi in Vellore?
Answer. Hello there, The medium of language in CMC Vellore is English. But Tamil is the most common language spoken in Vellore, Hindi is also a medium of exchange.
Do Tamilians speak Hindi?
Stand up comedian, Arvind S A decided to educate the people and also summarise why Tamils don’t speak Hindi.
Why is Tamil Nadu opposing Hindi?
Efforts by the Indian government to make Hindi the sole official language after 1965 were not acceptable to many non-Hindi Indian states, who wanted the continued use of English. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a descendant of Dravidar Kazhagam, led the opposition to Hindi.
Who banned Hindi in Tamilnadu?
The first anti-Hindi-imposition agitation was launched in 1937, in opposition to the introduction of compulsory teaching of Hindi in the schools of Madras Presidency by the first Indian National Congress government led by C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji).
Is Tamil Nadu’s Hindi-speaking population increasing or decreasing?
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu, which has long opposed the “imposition” of Hindi in the state, saw a rise of 50\% Hindi speaker among Tamilians between 2001 and 2011, according to the latest census data. Overall, the percentage of Hindi-speaking south Indians, however, rose by only 13\% during the same period, and even declined among Kannadigas.
Why do so many Tamilians speak Hindi?
“There are several reasons for Tamilians learning Hindi. Migration is one, but TV programmes also influence Tamil people to utter a few words in Hindi. The shift started when the Ramayana and the Mahabharata were telecast on Doordarshan ,” said sociologist G S Karanth.
Should Hindi be made mandatory in Tamil Nadu?
The two main political parties in the state, the DMK and AIADMK, have both said that simply revising the draft to say Hindi would not be mandatory is not enough. The state teaches only two languages – Tamil and English – in the government school curriculum, and the parties do not want a third language introduced at all.
Will Hindi be made a mandatory third language in India?
The Indian government has revised a controversial draft bill to make Hindi a mandatory third language to be taught in schools across the country. The draft bill had met particularly strong opposition in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, which has always resisted the “imposition” of Hindi.