“We all should realize and understand that India does not have a national language. Neither Indian Constitution nor any legal document of India confers this status upon Hindi. Rashtra Bhasha sounds good in speeches and not on official documents. Only 36% respondents of South India believe that Hindi should be made compulsory. Most of them agree that Hindi will be embraced only when it is not imposed. There is a greater affinity to embrace Hindi only when it is voluntary.”

That was shamelessly ripped off E=MC^2 and you can read more of the “division” of South and North India. I believe he has hit on the heart of the so-called “problem”.

I mean, I feel I am a Tamilian first and then an Indian. That doesn’t make unpatriotic. It makes me patriotic because TamilNadu is a part of India. You have to see the bigger picture.

I don’t know Hindi and can understand just bits and pieces, especially, very simple sentences. I know I have tried and failed at it. But does that mean I am not an Indian? Bullshit. The vast majority of people I meet in Bangalore seem to think so, though. They simply cannot understand that the individual state languages are recognized as Official Languages in India alongwith Hindi. Simple strategy to keep India together, but the numbskulls just can’t understand.

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