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Amit Shah says English speakers will ‘soon feel ashamed' in India
Those who speak English in India will soon feel ashamed and the creation of 'such a society is not far away', Union Minister Amit Shah can be heard saying in a video shared by news channels on Thursday. The Bharatiya Janata Party leader also claimed that 'our culture, our history and our religion cannot be understood in foreign languages'. 'A complete India cannot be imagined with aadhi-adhuri [incomplete] foreign languages, that can only happen with Indianness, with Indian languages,' Shah reportedly said at a book launch event in New Delhi. He also called Indian languages 'jewels of our culture', adding that without them, 'we cease to be Indians'. On June 6, Shah launched the Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag, or Indian Languages Section. This initiative aims to create an organised platform for all Indian languages, intending to 'free the administration from the influence of foreign languages'. The home minister's comments on Thursday come against the backdrop of several state governments and regional parties accusing the Centre of imposing Hindi through the National Education Policy's three-language formula. On Tuesday, the Maharashtra government issued an order making Hindi a 'generally' taught third language for students from Class 1 to Class 5 in Marathi and English medium schools. Marathi language advocates criticised the move, accusing the government of reintroducing the three-language formula through the 'backdoor'. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have also seen protests against the alleged Hindi imposition. Tamil Nadu has repeatedly opposed the three-language formula in the National Education Policy. The state government said it would not change its decades-old two-language policy of teaching students Tamil and English. However, the Union government has maintained that it is committed to promoting ' all Indian languages ', The Hindu reported. During the Budget session, Shah had told the Rajya Sabha that his ministry would communicate with states in their respective languages, the newspaper reported.
Time of India
06-06-2025
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- Time of India
Amit Shah launches language hub to 'decolonise' admin
NEW DELHI: Continuing with his govt's 'decolonisation' project, Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday launched an Indian languages section within the department of official language as a step towards dispensing with the role of English in official communication. "It would prove to be a milestone in the path to freeing administration from the influence of foreign languages," Shah said as he announced the formation of Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag. So far, English had been relied upon for easy and faster official communication and filework between the Centre and non-Hindi speaking states and also among the latter. "We will definitely win the battle against imposition of English upon us," Shah, who over his six-year tenure in MHA has ensured that all filework and official communication in MHA is carried out in Hindi, declared at the launch of the Indian languages section on Friday. Elaborating on the purpose of Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag at a press conference last year, secretary in department of official language Anshuli Arya had stated: "Just like Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speeches in (non-Hindi speaking) states get instantly translated and can be heard by the public in their respective regional language, the Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag, in collaboration with Centre for Deployment of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), will put in place a universal translation system for official communication. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like At Last, An ED Pill for 87¢ That Actually Works Health Alliance by Friday Plans Learn More Undo " "For instance, if the chief minister of Tamil Nadu writes a letter to the Centre in Tamil, the Union minister here can read it in his language and have the reply sent in Tamil. This will help bring the regional languages on to the centre-stage," Arya said. In his address on Friday, Shah said the Indian languages section had made the department of official language "complete" by providing a strong and organised platform to all languages, incorporating the linguistic diversity of India. Shah underlined that the Indian people's potential can be fully exploited only when their process of thinking, analysis and decision-making are in their mother-tongue. "Every language of ours is completely connected with other languages and development of all languages is not possible without each assimilate like rivers into the Ganga of Indian culture," the Union home minister stated.
The Hindu
06-06-2025
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- The Hindu
Amit Shah launches ‘Indian Languages Section' to free administration from foreign language influence
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday (June 6, 2025) launched the Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag (BBA), or Indian Languages Section, to provide an organised platform for all Indian languages to move towards 'freeing the administration from the influence of foreign languages'. The Minister said that the Section will incorporate the linguistic diversity of India, adding that 'our potential' can be fully exploited only when 'our processes of thinking, analysis and decision-making are in our mother tongue.' 'By strengthening all the local languages of the country, we can take India to its eternal glorious position,' the Minister said. All the languages are connected to each other, he claimed. Moving beyond English, Hindi The Union Budget for the financial year 2024-25 set aside ₹56 crore to establish the BBA for the 'development of a platform to facilitate the translation of various languages into Hindi and vice-versa.' Anshuli Arya, Secretary of the Official Languages Division at the Ministry of Home Affairs, said on September 13, 2024, that the Official Languages Rules specify the Centre's language of correspondence with Region A, B, and C States. The rules state that communications from a Union Government office to Region C States, such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka, shall be in English. 'Presently we deal in English and Hindi under OL Rules 1976. If we have to send a letter to C States, then it will be in English. The C States feel that their own language is not able to come to the centre stage. The Prime Minister has worked on this aspect, his speeches are translated instantaneously. We are creating the BBA for universal translation. We have roped in the Centre For Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). If a letter written in Tamil by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has to be replied by the Minister, it will be replied in Tamil. States have their own official languages, and BBA will help in the translation work,' Ms. Arya had said.
United News of India
06-06-2025
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- United News of India
Promoting local languages vital for India's global recognition: Amit Shah
New Delhi, June 6 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said India can attain a distinguished and respected position in the world only by empowering and promoting its local languages. 'Every language of the country is completely connected with other languages and development of all languages is not possible without each other,' the Home Minister said after launching the Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag (Indian Languages Section) here. He further said, 'Indian languages are the soul of our culture and our culture is the soul of India', an official statement said. He said, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the establishment of the Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag (Indian Languages Section), the Department of Official Language has now become a complete department. 'It will prove to be a milestone in the direction of freeing the administration from the influence of foreign languages. Our potential can be fully exploited only when our processes of thinking, analysis and decision-making are in our mother tongue,' he said. Calling the Indian languages as rivers, Shah said, 'Indian languages are the soul of our culture and our culture is the soul of India, and this section will provide a strong and organised platform to all languages, incorporating the linguistic diversity of India'. UNI RBE SSP
