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Is Hindi understood throughout India?
Hindi is widely spoken and well understood in Northern India and fairly understood in the East. The extreme North-East has less speakers. In the South, as far as Mahararastra, Hindi is quite widespread.
Is Hindi important for future?
Sadly speaking, Hindi does not have a bright future. It’s importance is diminishing within India and it holds no global power status.
Do most people in India understand Hindi?
According to Census 2001, Hindi is spoken by 53.6\% of India’s population, mainly in the northern and western belts of the country. For 41\%, Hindi is their first language. For the other 12.6\%, it’s their second or third language. In other words, about half the country has no connect with Hindi.
How widely is Hindi spoken in India?
More than one million speakers
| First language speakers | Total speakers | |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Figure | \% of total population |
| Hindi | 528,347,193 | 57.09\% |
| English | 259,678 | 10.67\% |
| Bengali | 97,237,669 | 8.85\% |
Why should Bengali be preferred over Hindi as national language?
SATISH CHANDRA SAMANTA said Bengali should be preferred over Hindi as the national language because it was a rich language, was taught internationally, and because Bande Mataram, the poem that inspired the freedom struggle, was in Bengali.
How will India’s energy consumption be in 2040?
The projected estimation of global energy consumption demonstrates that energy consumption in India is continuously increasing and retains its position even in 2035/2040 [ 28 ]. The increase in India’s energy consumption will push the country’s share of global energy demand to 11\% by 2040 from 5\% in 2016.
Do Hinduism and Indian national identity correlate?
One temptation is to correlate Hindu identity and values with the Indian national identity. This correlation has been made since British colonisation. However, such a view tends to misrepresent the religious and cultural diversity of India.
Is Sanskrit the mother of all languages spoken in India?
ALGU RAI SHASTRI said “there is no doubt that Sanskrit is the mother of all the languages spoken in India”, and “its eldest and the seniormost daughter (Hindi) alone can today be the national language”. SYAMA PRASAD MOOKERJEE said he did not share the view of those who speak of the day “when India shall have one language and one language only”.