Guest guest Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 I do not know about other places, but in Kerala academics are speaking in local languages. Mostly Hindi is spoken in classroom, Some time teachers are explaining Hindi literature in local language. but it is strange that Hindi is used very well in tourist and religious places by less educated people. It means language is related to need, not to education. Rati Saxena - Phillip Ernest INDOLOGY Sunday, July 27, 2003 9:42 AM [Y-Indology] Hindi in indian academia I'm interested in knowing how Hindi is used in indian universities in regions of the country where it is not the local language. Is it spoken as a learned lingua franca in universities in Pune, Chennai, and Andhra Pradesh, for example, or do academics in these places tend to speak the local language with one another unless it is not shared by a colleague? In particular, is there a tradition of using Hindi as the 'safety net' language in the early stages of the study of spoken Sanskrit, or does this again depend on what teacher and student happen to speak? Phillip Sponsor indology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2003 Report Share Posted August 6, 2003 INDOLOGY, PR SAXENA <prsaxena@s...> wrote: > I do not know about other places, but in Kerala academics are speaking in local languages. Mostly Hindi is spoken in classroom, Some time teachers are explaining Hindi literature in local language. but it is strange that Hindi is used very well in tourist and religious places by less educated people. It means language is related to need, not to education. Rati Saxena The situation as sketched by Rati Saxena for Kerala is practically the same in Karnataka. Hindi can help you where very simple, everyday matters are concerned (shopping etc.; but so can English, if not better, esp. in Tamilnadu), but already for friendly social chatting it hardly suffices. English is more of a lingua franca than any other language, esp. in institutions of learning (except in traditional institutions, where you could also try to speak Sanskrit). > - > Phillip Ernest > Sunday, July 27, 2003 9:42 AM > [Y-Indology] Hindi in indian academia > > In > particular, is there a tradition of using Hindi as the 'safety net' language > in the early stages of the study of spoken Sanskrit, or does this again > depend on what teacher and student happen to speak? No, I have come across none whatsoever in Karnataka or Tamilnadu. Prof. Dr. Robert J. Zydenbos Institut für Indologie und Iranistik Universität München Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 ->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->-> ll Jo bin Jñan kriya avagaahe, jo bin kriya Mokshapad chaahe ll ll Jo bin Moksha kahe main sukhiya, so moodhan me mukhiya! ll Kavivar Banaarasidasji ->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->->-> Hindi is the lingua franca in the universities in the states of MP, UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi. Both Hindi and English medium education is imparted mostly in Hindi. The English jargon is used, but the conversation is Hindi-based. Journalists have coined a new word for this hybrid language - Hinglish. Hindi is also commonly used and widely understood in the western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra and in the Punjab. Urdu / Hindustani is predominant in some universities of Andhra Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. This does not in any way lessen the integrity and the high academic standards of most Indian Universities. Graduates from Indian Universities hold their own against graduates from the best educational institutions in the world. Manish Modi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HINDI GRANTH KARYALAY http://www.hindibooks.8m.com Booksellers and Publishers Hirabaug, C. P. Tank, Mumbai 400004 INDIA Phone: +91-22-23826739 Email: manish.modi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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