Speech on future of english language in india
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Future of English Language in India
Introduction: In the present age of Globalization, English language has become an important medium of communication between India and the world. English language has bright future in Modern India. English, as a language, must be studied in Free India.
Global International Language: English language, as it stands today is not the language of a particular people or particular country; it has assumed a world-wide significance. It is a language, understood and spoken by more than half the population of the world. In a sense, English has become an International language. It is spoken, understood, read and written in many countries of the world.
Co-existence of Hindi and English languages in India: Hindi shall maintain its national significance while let us adopt English as an international language.
Unifying Link between Hindi and Non-Hindi speaking people: Even today, English Language has brought about an intellectual and cultural unification of the Indians living in north, south, east and west of the country. ‘It is the greatest unifying link between the Hindi-speaking and non-Hindi speaking people of India’.
Promotes communication with outside world: English language is a link between India and the outside world. Not only today but in the past also, the great Indian philosophers and spiritualists, like Swami Vivekananda and Swami Ram Tirath, exalted and glorified India’s name and fame in distant countries, like America and Canada by dint of their mastery of English language. The congress, during the days of its struggle for Independence, fought against the alien rulers through English language.
Rich treasure of literature: English language contains the richest treasure of literature. English literature has had an impressive and dynamically creative impact on the Indian literary tradition. Tagore was deeply inspired by Shelley and Swinburne; Prem Chand was profoundly influenced by Hardy, Bankim by Scott and Sarat by Dickens.
Indispensable for scientific and technological studies: Apart from its literary value English language is almost indispensable for higher scientific and technological studies. The University Grants Commission has aptly recommended to the Universities in India that scientific studies in the Indian colleges by conducted through English medium.
International Transactions : English language is the one of the most popular language which is employed all over the Globe for transaction of international trade. Apart from all these, we have sufficient ground for supporting the use of English for commercial and economic purposes in our country.
Conclusion: Modern age, it must be remembered, has an international or cosmopolitan out-look. We have to evolve an international cosmopolitan culture, a wider and broader horizon of human civilization. For adapting ourselves to the changed world-picture and international urge, we must have a cosmic vision of life. We should not have any narrow prejudice in the context of learning foreign languages.
English was introduced in our schools and colleges by the Britishers. It gradually took firm roots in the soil of our hand. India is a vast country. English played an important role in the freedom struggle. The contribution of English in this respect cannot be undermined.
It was believed that after the departure of the English from India, English would also be discarded. But, in reality, this language has continued to occupy an important place in the country. It was laid down by our Constituent Assembly that Hindi, our national language, would replace English within 15 years. All felt that the common language of the country must be some Indian language. But circumstances took such a shape that English had to be recognized as the second official language of the country.
India is trying to become a powerful nation in all spheres. The economic, social and political life of the nation is to be changed. It is an uphill task. Progress is possible only if the people of India freely interact with their counterparts in other developed countries of the world. The world is becoming smaller day by day. People in other countries are making rapid progress in numerous fields of knowledge. English is our life-line of contact with the outside world. It is an important bridge for the traffic of thought between the East and the West. English continues to be an important language used by computers and commercial establishments in major parts of the world. In India too it continues to be a mark of education.
Advanced knowledge in various science and the latest researches can come to India through the medium of English. We cannot read every book through translations in Hindi or in any other regional language. By depriving ourselves of this language, we shall be missing the glorious works of Shakespeare, Shelley, Keats and Byron. English has a literature of love and freedom, nature and adventure. Even some renowed Indians have produced their best work through the medium of this language. Authors like Nehru, Radhakrishnan, Aurobindo Ghosh, Mulk Raj Anand, Sarojini Naidu and Gandhi wrote their books in English. In fact, English is an important international language.