Why is Hindi so important?
Why is Hindi so important?
As such Hindi is incredibly important in the historic development of the world’s cultures and well worth not just honoring, but studying. Anyone with an interest in world history or languages would do well to do a little bit of intense reading on the subject of Hindi. India is also a rising power in the world.
Can Hindi be a mother tongue?
A language is an umbrella term which contains many mother tongues. 43\% of Indians speak the Hindi language, which includes many mother tongues such as Bhojpuri, Rajasthani & Hindi. Only about 26\% of Indians speak Hindi as mother tongue under the broader Hindi language grouping (according to Census 2011).
When was Hindi started?
Hindi developed from Sanskrit, the ancient language of India. Hindi started to develop in the 7th century as “Apabhramsha” and became stable by the 10th century. Some famous Hindi poets are Tulsidas and Kabir. Dialects of Hindi include: Avadhi, Braj, Bhojpuri, Bundeli, Bagheli, Chhattisgarhi, Dogri and Marwari.
In which state mother tongue is Hindi?
Hindi, along with English, are the official languages of India. Hindi is also the official language of Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
How many Indians do not speak Hindi as their first language?
New Delhi: Although Hindi is the most widely spoken language in the country, almost six in every 10 people, or 56.37\% of the citizens, do not identify it as their first language or mother tongue, shows the 2011 Census data on languages. According to the data, more than 52 crore or 43.63\% of the total of 121 crore Indians speak Hindi.
Which is the most spoken language in Himachal Pradesh?
Hindi is the most spoken language in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh as well as the Union Territories of Delhi, Chandigarh, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Why do uneducated people say ‘mummy and Papa’ instead of ‘Maa’?
“Both educated and uneducated people teach their kids to speak ‘mummy and papa’ for mother and father, instead of maa (for mother) in mother tongue. “Maa is beautiful. Maa comes from the depth of the heart. But because of English being associated with the possibility of increasing job prospects, we tend to use it more,” he said.