Isn’t it more than ironical that we the people of India who speak Hindi more than anything have only one odd day to celebrate the Hindi Diwas. And even on that, I have seen no buzz around anywhere. We’ve become so obsessed with the English today that talking in Hindi is considered down market. Even though we are not fluent in English or have a poor vocabulary of the alien lingo, we strive for it. Well, it’s not a fault of this generation but the ambiance that has been made by previous generation is wholly responsible for this. Why we need schools that teach all subjects in English instead of Hindi?

We hold the credit of being one of the oldest civilizations in the world. We’ve been mentor to the World and proudly held the distinction of being called Vishwa Guru. So what we taught to the world? Instead we got changed and learnt the English language and not just learnt but assimilated it to such an extent that if you ask someone to speak only Hindi in general conversation just for an hour, they’re most likely to fail the test.

If we could learn English, why couldn’t English or Americans learn Hindi? Yes, they can but we never pushed our mother language hard enough. Recently Akon sang a song for Hindi Movie Ra.One. I was surprised to hear his pronunciations – clear and very natural.

You must have noticed more than once that when tourists try to talk to our people in Hindi, they end up with a fun kind of talk. But when we reply to them in English, We’re more polished and try to be perfect. But they don’t try. They know that even if they continue to flaunt their English skills, Indians will not only understand but will also learn and speak. This is how and this is why English has become a universal language and Hindi is losing itself fast.