Page 3 - Hindi

Letter to BS: Hindi imposition controversy is deeper than it looks like

The opposition to the imposition of Hindi stems not just from the linguistic perspective, but also from the perception of it a being a 'cultural invasion'

Hindi fastest growing language in India, finds 100 million new speakers

Of the 99 unscheduled languages, Bhili/Bhilodi continue to have the most speakers (104 million), up from 95 million in 2001

There is no thrusting of Hindi: Nirmala Sitharaman rejects DMK's allegation

DMK announced state-wide seminars against what it called 'wanton thrusting' of Hindi by Centre

Plea to declare Hindi as national language withdrawn from HC

However, the petitioner told the bench that he would make a representation before Ministry of Home Affairs on the issue

Use of Hindi in higher judiciary not possible due to CJI's feedback

Hindi is currently being used in high courts of four states - Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar