Star cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin, speaking at a private college event, made headlines with his comments on both his career and the status of Hindi in India. Addressing the students during a graduation ceremony of the college, Ashwin said that Hindi is not the national language of India. "I thought I should say this: Hindi is not our national language; it …
Ace Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recently slammed DMK’s anti-Hindi campaign slogan, ‘Hindi Theriyadu Poda’ ”, and advocated for learning the Hindi language. A non-Hindi speaker could take pride in saying, ‘Hindi Theriyadu Poda,’ or he could learn basic conversation in Hindi or communicate properly to Hindi speakers that he faces language barrier issues and seek assistance. Instead of saying- “Hindi …