I am at loss on the discussion on "Imposition of Hindi". To my understanding Hindi was never imposed on any one. The constitutent assembly by a big majority decided that Hindi would be sole language of administration for the Republic of India. On the request of then Prime Minister of India Jawahar Lal Nehru, Government of India was allowed a change over period which expired on the 1960s. In the 1960s, then PM Nehru re-initiated a discussion in the Parliament. The Job-plitics and may be elitist "feelings" among the elite of India created a Hindi bashing environment amongst the "Sotherners". Again, with a consent of big majority of Hindi speaking MPs, then PM Nehru instigated a resolution in the Parliament for English to be a co-language of administartion for an indefinite period (Against the better judgement of the Building father of Indian nation). I feel that it is English which is barely understood by bare 3% of Indian citizens is being imposed. Any Comments? Anoop [411 lines left ... full text available at <url:http://www.reference.com/cgi-bin/pn/go.py?choice=message&table=06_1997&mid=1713891&hilit=COPYRIGHT+LEGAL> ] -------------------------------- Article-ID: 06_1997&1641057 Score: 80 Subject: SEASIA-L monthly note for June; Please read