A proud hindi speaker.

- Manav Kapadia

Walking up the corner of the street, I see a lady dressed in Indian ethnic clothing , conversing in the purest of the pure hindi. Upon viewing this scenario, I immediately labelled her as an orthodox, new to the city, perhaps technology and  maybe illiterate.

The next day, when I forcefully go to school, half asleep on the second last desk, I see a lady dressed in red, with a strong voice and hindi, as pure as snow.Perhaps the same lady I encountered yesterday.  I’m paralysed as my predictions and judgements have completely falsified. She fits into none of my criterias of being illiterate or new to technology or even the city?

Perhaps, today she is a Hindi Professor of mine with a prestigious master’s degree obtained.

I realise so many such people are judged, based on what?. The clothes they wear?, the language they speak?, that to our own traditional clothes and our own mother tongues. Discrimination on basis of clothes and language is just increasing as we are introduced to new technology. We discriminate our own people for keeping those traditions and our own culture, fighting the western beliefs as they slowly integrate into our country, killing, annexing our own languages and traditions. As India opened markets for westerners, the culture was made the prey and the ultimate target to boost sales.  Today, it decays at a faster pace than ever.

We punishing our own people for keeping our traditions and our languages alive , is the most brutal thing you can do today. Why punish them for catalysing the fight against western beliefs?. Culture and the traditions are the essence of a country, we are the ones who are responsible , we are the carriers , we are the concerned and we are the rescuers.Probably a  male dressed in a suit, is thought to be more learned and wealthy and responsible, versus a male dressed in kurta or a tika on his head?. Moreover even if it is the other way round, we constantly distinguish and discriminate a human dressed in traditional. Not only adults, even kids are thought to be gay if they wear traditional at school, considering its normal, isn't it? . Countries like France and Germany enjoy wealth as people are attracted by their culture, visit it every year to see their culture and traditions. What spirit do they have?, they strongly and mandatorily continue their traditions even to this year. The question lies, Is there a direct link between cultural progress and financial progress?. Probably, there is.

My voice is a strong one, yours is to, just divert it in a right direction, and you’ll feel blessed from bharat ma as we say.  Jai Hind!