Sanskrit interpretation in Lok Sabha sparks debate
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sanskrit interpretation in Lok Sabha sparks debate

The Hindu  

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed sharp exchanges between Speaker Om Birla and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Dayanidhi Maran over the inclusion of Sanskrit in the list of languages for which simultaneous interpretation was being made available in the Parliament. DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran charged that taxpayers’ money was being wasted by providing simultaneous interpretation of Lok Sabha proceedings in Sanskrit which was “not communicable”. Appreciate Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for aptly rebuking this attempt to simmer hate and create false binaries between Indian languages,” Mr. Pradhan posted on social media platform X. Mr. Maran said he welcomed simultaneous interpretation of official State languages but had objections to Sanskrit interpretation as it was “not communicable” and cited the 2011 population survey to claim that Sanskrit was spoken by 73,000 people.

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Minister slams DMK MP for objecting to Sanskrit translation in Lok Sabha, lauds Om Birla's curt reply
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Minister slams DMK MP for objecting to Sanskrit translation in Lok Sabha, lauds Om Birla's curt reply

Hindustan Times  

Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday slammed DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran for criticising including Sanskrit among the languages in which simultaneous translation of Lok Sabha proceedings will be provided. Dayanidhi Maran said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that taxpayers' money was being wasted by providing simultaneous interpretation of Lok Sabha proceedings in Sanskrit due to the RSS ideology. "Dayanidhi …

Lok Sabha expands translation services, six new languages added for better inclusivity | Check here
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha expands translation services, six new languages added for better inclusivity | Check here

India TV News  

In a significant development, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday announced the extension of translation services in Parliament to six additional languages -- Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Urdu, and Sanskrit. Earlier, translation services were available in 10 regional languages, including Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu, alongside Hindi and English. Along with this, for …

Adani, language rows in House as 2 bills cleared
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Adani, language rows in House as 2 bills cleared

Hindustan Times  

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75 years of Independence | Misreading the language spectrum
2 years, 7 months ago

75 years of Independence | Misreading the language spectrum

The Hindu  

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'Only English Used In Supreme Court' : MP Raises Issue Of Court Languages In Lok Sabha
3 years, 3 months ago

'Only English Used In Supreme Court' : MP Raises Issue Of Court Languages In Lok Sabha

Live Law  

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Sanskrit 5th Most Used Language in Rajya Sabha after Hindi, Urdu
4 years, 2 months ago

Sanskrit 5th Most Used Language in Rajya Sabha after Hindi, Urdu

News 18  

The use of regional languages during Rajya Sabha proceedings has increased more than five times and parliamentarians spoke in 10 of the 22 scheduled languages for the first time during 2018-20 with Sanskrit emerging as the fifth most widely used Indian language in the Upper House. With 12 interventions in Sanskrit, all during 2019-20, it has emerged as the fifth …

CISF Officer Asked If I’m Indian For Not Knowing Hindi: Kanimozhi
4 years, 7 months ago

CISF Officer Asked If I’m Indian For Not Knowing Hindi: Kanimozhi

The Quint  

Critics however point out that this is not an issue with an individual officer from a central force, but the larger belief being pushed in India that Hindi is the national language, or that Hindi is more important than other Indian languages. Currently, there are 22 official languages recognised in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution, and it includes …

Hindi push assault on diversity, India’s spirit
5 years, 6 months ago

Hindi push assault on diversity, India’s spirit

Deccan Chronicle  

On Hindi Divas, when Union home minister and BJP president Amit Shah gave an impassioned speech about the “need of our country to have one language, so that foreign languages don’t find a place”, one wonders why he use ‘languages’ in plural! Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the founder of the Jan Sangh, which was the BJP’s predecessor, favoured Hindi but …

South parties, Oppn hit out at Amit Shah’s pitch for common language on Hindi Divas, highlight need to ‘respect, protect nurture' India's diversity
5 years, 6 months ago

South parties, Oppn hit out at Amit Shah’s pitch for common language on Hindi Divas, highlight need to ‘respect, protect nurture' India's diversity

Firstpost  

‘Amit Shah’s Hindi pitch appeared to be an attempt to make non-Hindi speaking people ‘second-class citizens,’ DMK leader Stalin claimed in a statement New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday pitched for Hindi as a common language for the country, reigniting the debate on the issue as southern parties said they will oppose any attempt to “impose” the language. …

Rajya Sabha members can use all 22 scheduled languages
6 years, 8 months ago

Rajya Sabha members can use all 22 scheduled languages

The Hindu  

Rajya Sabha members can speak in any of the 22 scheduled languages from the monsoon session of Parliament beginning on July 18, with the Secretariat arranging simultaneous interpretation for five more languages: Dogri, Kashmiri, Konkani, Santhali and Sindhi. Of the 22 languages, the Rajya Sabha already has simultaneous interpretation for Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, …

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