Is Hindi really our National Language ?

It is a pity that even after 6 decades of independence we can hardly find a person who uses his mother tongue in the country with pride. We very well know that the percentage of English knowing persons in the country is very less, but we are not in a position to make our heart free from the fascination most of us have for English language. Hardly we can find someone who puts his/her signature in his own language. You may not believe me but I have seen a person putting his signature in English and that too in CAPITAL Letters. I was working in a Bank. One day while passing a cheque for payment I found that the specimen signature of the account holder was in ODIA but he had signed th Cheque in ENGLISH. On inquiry I was told that he did not know English when he opened the account and now that he has learned how to sign in English he thought it would be wise for him to SHINE by SIGNING in English. This is the mindset of our people and our leaders keep on preaching sermons on DESHBHAKTI. A community,clan or nation is identified with its language, culture and way of life. When we lack sincerity and honesty in all these aspect is it not foolish on our part to expect DESHPREM from the common people?

The Official Language Policy,Act and Rules were framed long back. White elephants in the name of implementation of these policies are being patronised by the Government at all Govt Offices and PSUs, but the development is restricted to the files and reports only. The Parliamentary Committee on Official Language visits offices throughout the country but the inspection is made

complete after going through fabricated reports in Air conditioned Conference Halls of Star Hotels of the locality. No one takes the pain to inspect the actual position at offices, where sincere Official Language Officers are treated like bonded laborers. I have come across a number of persons who are forced to look after other departments, neglecting their own duty as per the order of their so called BOSSES. Is it not violation of Constitution? Parliament is the apex body in our democracy but how many of our leaders use Hindi or their own language in the house. On the other hand we have noticed MPs raising objection on the use of Hindi.

Their is saying in Sanskrit"Mahajana Jena Gata Sah Panthah". According to this unless those people whom we consider or treat as our ideals in the society should take initiative for popularisation of the languages of the country or else we would continue to be ruled by DESHI SAHEBS in place of the ex-rulers GORI CHAMDIWALE SAHEBS. Should we not think seriously over the matter?

Lastly I want to make a point clear. Someone may think that how is that I have written the BLOG in English. So it is my ill luck that in spite of trying several times I could not find any way to write the BLOG in Hindi. Secondly I do not oppose English or any other language but I condemn the attitude of accepting English as a superior language and treating our own language as the language of the rustic lot. JAGO DESHVASIYON JAGO.