The topic of the post should have been "Conversation". When two or more people talks with each other exchange thoughts feeling and other stuffs, then it is called Conversation. But I am looking ahead to know what setting or set up is required before begin a fresh Conversation especially the language to be chosen.
All this boil down in my mind , during my recent train travel. I notice two people conversing in English. There is nothing wrong with that. A train has always been a good Conversation ground in India. What else people do when they have long journey to cover.
But my observation on the Conversation of two individuals is bit differrnt from usual. They were co passengers unknown to each other, meeting first time inside the train compartment, and they begin the conversation in English. What I found the strange is that English is not our mother language. Our mother tongue is Hindi. I assume it is the effect of GenX or changing educational system in indi that has taken the mind of every individuals that begining a conversation in English is good.
More English than Hindi
The new generation people are adapting themselves more to the English language then, their mother tongue. May be because of their schooling, or home atnosphere or office culture. They find English more easy to handle and operate then their own Hindi language. Hindi is not complicated at all, and being an Indian we should feel proud speaking it, unless and untill we are not speaking to any foreign people. The more educated people the more english speaker they are. They do not let any stone unturned during the Conversation. It brcomes more popular, not only with "Hi" or "Hello" the entire Conversation goes on with English.
English a Swag or something else?
Finding that two co passengers conversing in English is not new things to me. I often comes across the situation where people start their Conversation in English. Assuming themselves as more smarter or talented than other. Or might they think that other people could not understand their talk, if they use English language. Or might they like to add an "X" factor on their Conversation. Even a non so fluent in English person also try to start a talk with some one new in English. Why.
We are b9rn and bought up in India with every home knows Hindi. Then why not begin talking to anyone in Hindi. In my assumption to impress or to leave a good impression on others people chooses to talk in English and leaving behind our mother tongue.
My Daughter perspective.
I put up this question to my daughter and her immediate answer that this is due to school atmosphere. Although they have English as well Hindi languages in their course. But the entire school people pr3fer to talk in English. Even any competition or debates happen in English. She is right somewhere as whenever I went to attend the PTM I also switch back to English then normal hindi mode.
Forgoing Hindi
Finding the influential English better and easy , people have hosen this language as their only means of communication. In process they are leaving behind the hindi legacy behind. As per my daughter most of students in her class are not even remember the hindi alphabets. This is more then strange, even I confess the same. In the run up of meeting life challenges and meeting various requirement we left Hindi language far behind.
How is the things at your region, are your mother tongue vanishing? How to revive it?
@steemflow