cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/43848231
States worry that the imposition of Hindi, the main language of northern India, would wipe out their cultural heritage.
Late last month, the government of Maharashtra, a state in western India governed by Mr. Modi’s party, was forced to retract a policy requiring that Hindi be taught in elementary schools. Opposition politicians, residents and others had called the policy an affront to Marathi, the region’s native language.
In Tamil Nadu, a southern Indian state with a history of rioting over efforts to make Hindi mandatory, the chief minister has raged for months against an education policy pushed by the Modi government, claiming that it is trying to force students to learn the language. Tamil Nadu sued the central government in May after it said that it would withhold education funds until the state implemented the policy.
You’re coming to a community called “World News” and complaining about getting stories of * checks notes * World News?
What exactly do you think World News is? I come to World News to read stories just like this that are happening on the other side of the world from me.
India is the most populous country in the world. It, along with a handful of others will likely rise in dominance in the next 100 years if nothing else because their population isn’t declining. Seeing this window on development in India is seeing a prequel to a future superpower. I find it fascinating to see how they choose to go about it.