Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said today that the mother tongue, or native language, should be widely spoken in various fields, including administration. He emphasized that education in their mother tongue allows children to understand these topics better than any other language.

At Telugu Day, he spoke about the webinar "Our Language, Our Society and Our Culture". The event was hosted by the South African Telugu Community (SATC). Telugu language experts and members of the Telugu language associations around the world, including London, Sydney, Canberra, Abu Dhabi, Scotland, Hong Kong, South Africa, New Zealand and Germany, participated in the video conference.

The vice president also urged the development of simple scientific terms in Telugu language, saying that it will help ordinary people better understand science and technology.

The vice-president said that progress in everyday life, in Telugu and other Indian languages, should be thoroughly reviewed and reflected. He said that language symbolizes the richness of civilization. Language also expresses the importance of games, languages, festivals and arts throughout society.

Naidu said that only by passing the language to future generations can the glorious tradition and richness of the language be protected and preserved.

He warned that in the era of globalization, many of the world's native languages ​​are in danger of being alienated and that if this trend continues, they will become extinct. The vice president pointed out that although France, Germany, Russia, Japan, and China dominate their mother tongue in all fields, they can compete effectively with other developed countries.

Constitutional Provision of langauge

Article 29 Protection of the interests of ethnic minorities

(1) Residents residing on the territory of India or any part of it have their own language, writing or culture and have the right to preserve it.

(2) No citizen will be denied access to state-controlled educational institutions, or receive assistance from state funds for religion, race, caste, language, or for this reason.

 

Article 30 Rights of ethnic minorities to establish and manage educational institutions

(1) Any minority group based on religion or language has the right to establish and manage an educational institution of their choice.

(1A) when enacting laws on the compulsory acquisition of the property of educational institutions established and managed by a small number of people provided for in subsection (1), the State shall ensure that the law determines or determines the amount for the following purposes: Do it. This method does not limit or repeal the rights guaranteed by this section.

 

(2) When the state supports educational institutions, it should not discriminate against educational institutions run by ethnic minorities on the grounds of religion or language.

 

Article 120 Languages ​​spoken in Parliament

(1) Notwithstanding any provisions of Section XVII, parliamentary affairs, in accordance with the provisions of Section 348, will be conducted in either Hindi or English.

However, the chairman of the State Council, the chairman of the House of Representatives, or the person acting (in some cases) may allow a commissioner who cannot fully express himself in Hindi or English in his native language.

(2) Unless otherwise provided by law by Congress, this provision shall come into force 15 years after the date of entry into force of this Constitution as if the word "or English" was omitted.

 

Article 343 Official language of the Union

(1) The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in clause (1), for a period of fifteen years from the commencement of this Constitution, the English language shall continue to be used for all the official purposes of the Union for which it was being used immediately before such commencement:

Provided that the President may, during the said period, by order authorise the use of the Hindi language in addition to the English language and of the Devanagari form of numerals in addition to the international form of Indian numerals for any of the official purposes of the Union.

(3) Notwithstanding anything in this article, Parliament may by law provide for the use, after the said period of fifteen years, of

(a) the English language, or

(b) the Devanagari form of numerals, for such purposes as may be specified in the law.

Article 344 Commission and Committee of Parliament on official language

(1) The President shall, at the expiration of five years from the commencement of this Constitution and thereafter at the expiration of ten years from such commencement, by order constitute a Commission which shall consist of a Chairman and such other members representing the different languages specified in the Eighth Schedule as the President may appoint, and the order shall define the procedure to be followed by the Commission.

(2) It shall be the duty of the Commission to make recommendations to the President as to

(a) the progressive use of the Hindi language for the official purposes of the Union;

(b) restrictions on the use of the English language for all or any of the official purposes of the Union;

(c) the language to be used for all or any of the purposes mentioned in article 348;

(d) the form of numerals to be used for any one or more specified purposes of the Union;

(e) any other matter referred to the Commission by the President as regards the official language of the Union and the language for communication between the Union and a State or between one State and another and their use.

(3) In making their recommendations under clause (2), the Commission shall have due regard to the industrial, cultural and scientific advancement of India, and the just claims and the interests of persons belonging to the non-Hindi speaking areas in regard to the public services.

(4) There shall be constituted a Committee consisting of thirty members, of whom twenty shall be members of the House of the People and ten shall be members of the Council of States to be elected respectively by the members of the House of the People and the members of the Council of States in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

(5) It shall be the duty of the Committee to examine the recommendations of the Commission constituted under clause (1) and to report to the President their opinion thereon.

(6) Notwithstanding anything in article 343, the President may, after consideration of the report referred to in clause (5), issue directions in accordance with the whole or any part of that report.

Article 345 Official language or languages of a State

Subject to the provisions of articles 346 and 347, the Legislature of a State may by law adopt any one or more of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as the Language or Languages to be used for all or any of the official purposes of that State;

Provided that, until the Legislature of the State otherwise provides by law, the English language shall continue to be used for those official purposes within the State for which it was being used immediately before the commencement of this Constitution.

Article 349 Special procedure for enactment of certain laws relating to language

During the period of fifteen years from the commencement of this Constitution, no Bill or amendment making provision for the language to be used for any of the purposes mentioned in clause (1) of article 348 shall be introduced or moved in either House of Parliament without the previous sanction of the President, and the President shall not give his sanction to the introduction of any such Bill or the moving of any such amendment except after he has taken into consideration the recommendations of the Commission constituted under clause (1) of article 344 and the report of the Committee constituted under clause (4) of that article.

Article 350A Facilities for instruction in mother-tongue at primary stage

It shall be the endeavour of every State and of every local authority within the State to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother-tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups and the President may issue such directions to any State as he considers necessary or proper for securing the provision of such facilities.

Uses of Mothe Tongue

Intellectual development

Research shows that people who are fluent in their native language have relatively rapid cognitive and intellectual development. It was also pointed out that teaching in a language other than the first language has a higher education success rate than those who teach in a language other than their first language.

 

Build better relationships with your culture.

Language is the most important way to keep our culture alive. In general, translating one language directly into another language may not have the same essence as the original language. So, the best way to fully understand a culture is to understand the language. Our native language helps us maintain our culture and roots.

 

Second language learning

If a person clearly understands their native language, they are more likely to acquire a new language. If your child learns his or her first language from an early age, he or she will have strong literacy skills in other languages.

Commercial interest

As businesses move to localization, the importance of the mother tongue has grown exponentially. So, in this case, if you are interested in becoming an entrepreneur, having a deep knowledge of your native language can be of great help in understanding your literacy skills. The opportunities to monetize with the help of your native language in today's market environment are enormous.


This news has been reported by Anubhuti Agrawal, Research Assistant, MyLawman, who can be reached at anubhuti98[dot]aa[at]gmail[dot]com