Can you live in India if you only speak English?

If you live in metros or south India you can manage with English alone ,because they also learn English and not Hindi fanatics . If you are going to live in North India you must learn at least elementary Hindi without which you can not survive . You need to learn Hindi as well if you want to live in India.

Which is easy language in south India?

Your best bet would be Tamil. It is fairly easy to learn and would help you branch out and learn the other south indian languages easier.

Can Indians have English first language?

No, Indians are not native speakers of English, even if they are taught that as a first language, because, Indians do not use English to communicate with one other on a daily basis, unless, they travel to a different state in India.

Are South Indians ready to throw out Bollywood stereotypes?

Today, south Indians also want to throw out the baggage which goes with attempted Hindi dominance — for example, those cringe-worthy Bollywood stereotypes of short, dark-skinned ‘South Indians’ who provided comic relief, spoke bad English and Hindi and interjected their sentences with ‘Ayyo’ are now becoming history.

Should Hindi replace English as a national language?

Speaking Hindi to communicate is voluntary — an act of friendliness. Having it imposed as a national language is a totally different thing. Allowing it to replace English as the language of governance is actually scary. That might be equivalent to handing over the right to rule our country to Hindi speakers.

Why are there so many teachers in India who can’t speak English?

Curiously, many states in India have attempted to make English the medium of instruction for all schools in an attempt to assuage the demands of the poor; however, the shortage of teachers who can even speak English is surreal. All of this while the vast majority is able to communicate in their respective mother tongues.

Is the lack of knowledge of a language in India being oppressed?

It is incomprehensible that the majority of people in India are being oppressed by the mere lack of knowledge of a language.