Do Indians speak Hindi or Tamil?

Hindi is commonly spoken by people in the North and Central India, whereas Tamil is spoken by the people in the Indian State of TamilNadu and Pondicherry, an Indian Union territory. Aside from India, it is also spoken in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, and Mauritius.

Is Hindi easier than Tamil?

One thing to note is Written Tamil is different from Spoken Tamil but in Hindi’s case it’s not that different. So, spoken-Hindi will become somewhat easier if you read many Hindi texts. Number of alphabets in Tamil are far less than Hindi.

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.

Should Hindi be India’s national language?

In 2017, India pushed to include Hindi as a language of the United Nations — “which in essence was a backdoor attempt to enshrine it with the ‘national language’ status,” Karthik Venkatesh notes. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu publicly declared in 2018 that Hindi should be the national language.

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.

Will Hindi threaten the status of Tamil language?

“Tamil is very rich in literature and different to other languages like Hindi which branched out of Sanskrit. There is fear that the Indian government is trying to slowly introduce Hindi, which will threaten the status of Tamil,” author and journalist Vaasanthi told the BBC.