Write about essay on importance of hindi in indian constitution
Answers
Answered by
0
The status of Hindi is the official language of India. Quote from part XVII of Indian constitution:
"The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals. "
Schedule 8 languages are NOT what Gaurav Upadhyay says, they are NOT official languages of India at par with Hindi.
The purpose for these languages is defined in article 351 of the constitution:
"It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India and to secure its enrichment by assimilating without interfering with its genius, the forms, style and expressions used in Hindustani and in the other languages of India specified in the Eighth Schedule, and by drawing, wherever necessary or desirable, for its vocabulary, primarily on Sanskrit and secondarily on other languages."
So these languages don't exactly have an "official" status as of now. They are to be used as bases to enrich Hindi. Also, the government has to "take measures for the development of these languages, such that "they grow rapidly in richness and become effective means of communicating modern knowledge." In addition, a candidate appearing in an examination conducted for public service at a higher level is entitled to use any of these languages as the medium in which he or she answers the paper."
The other language at par with Hindi is English. English is the second Official language of India. It was made so as a transition from English (under British rule) can be smoothly done, and a period of 15 years was set aside, after which Hindi was to be the sole Official language. But due to protests in 1965 in TN, the transition was stalled and due to vote-bank politics, it has still not happened.
Article 344 asks the formation of a commission which will form the procedure for the transition in those 15 years. Another quote from the article:
"It shall be the duty of the Commission to make recommendations to the President as to—
(a) the progressive use of the Hindi language for the official purposes of the Union;
(b) restrictions on the use of the English language for all or any of the official purposes of the Union;"
There is a separate section for the state govts. It says:
"Subject to the provisions of articles 346 and 347, the Legislature of a State may by law adopt any one or more of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as the language or languages to be used for all or any of the official purposes of that State"
So that explains the status of Hindi and other languages in our consitution. You can read the Indian constitution online, there is govt website dedicated to it.
4.2k Views · View Upvoters
Your feedback is private.
Is this answer still relevant and up to date?
Upvote · 6
Share
Comment...
Promoted by Vironit.com
Looking for software development?
We build mobile, game, web, and cross-platform solutions to help you succeed.
Get Quote

Gaurav Upadhyay, India that is Bharat.
Answered Sep 3, 2015
There is no national language of India. The constitution doesn't declare any, nor has any govt designated one.
What the Constitution does list however in its 8th Schedule is a list of 22 languages, all of which are at par and are called as the Official Languages. Hindi is one of them.
Having said this, Hindi does enjoy a special constitutional status because of two reasons:
1. Art 351 of the Constitution implores the Union to promote the use of Hindi throughout India(this was done in recognition of the fact that 40% of India speaks in Hindi and the language may serve as a link language)
2. Apart from English, the Official version of the Constitutional text was carried out only in Hindi.
"The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals. "
Schedule 8 languages are NOT what Gaurav Upadhyay says, they are NOT official languages of India at par with Hindi.
The purpose for these languages is defined in article 351 of the constitution:
"It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India and to secure its enrichment by assimilating without interfering with its genius, the forms, style and expressions used in Hindustani and in the other languages of India specified in the Eighth Schedule, and by drawing, wherever necessary or desirable, for its vocabulary, primarily on Sanskrit and secondarily on other languages."
So these languages don't exactly have an "official" status as of now. They are to be used as bases to enrich Hindi. Also, the government has to "take measures for the development of these languages, such that "they grow rapidly in richness and become effective means of communicating modern knowledge." In addition, a candidate appearing in an examination conducted for public service at a higher level is entitled to use any of these languages as the medium in which he or she answers the paper."
The other language at par with Hindi is English. English is the second Official language of India. It was made so as a transition from English (under British rule) can be smoothly done, and a period of 15 years was set aside, after which Hindi was to be the sole Official language. But due to protests in 1965 in TN, the transition was stalled and due to vote-bank politics, it has still not happened.
Article 344 asks the formation of a commission which will form the procedure for the transition in those 15 years. Another quote from the article:
"It shall be the duty of the Commission to make recommendations to the President as to—
(a) the progressive use of the Hindi language for the official purposes of the Union;
(b) restrictions on the use of the English language for all or any of the official purposes of the Union;"
There is a separate section for the state govts. It says:
"Subject to the provisions of articles 346 and 347, the Legislature of a State may by law adopt any one or more of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as the language or languages to be used for all or any of the official purposes of that State"
So that explains the status of Hindi and other languages in our consitution. You can read the Indian constitution online, there is govt website dedicated to it.
4.2k Views · View Upvoters
Your feedback is private.
Is this answer still relevant and up to date?
Upvote · 6
Share
Comment...
Promoted by Vironit.com
Looking for software development?
We build mobile, game, web, and cross-platform solutions to help you succeed.
Get Quote

Gaurav Upadhyay, India that is Bharat.
Answered Sep 3, 2015
There is no national language of India. The constitution doesn't declare any, nor has any govt designated one.
What the Constitution does list however in its 8th Schedule is a list of 22 languages, all of which are at par and are called as the Official Languages. Hindi is one of them.
Having said this, Hindi does enjoy a special constitutional status because of two reasons:
1. Art 351 of the Constitution implores the Union to promote the use of Hindi throughout India(this was done in recognition of the fact that 40% of India speaks in Hindi and the language may serve as a link language)
2. Apart from English, the Official version of the Constitutional text was carried out only in Hindi.
Similar questions