The Dark Horse Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Last week when Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was honoured at a function in Chandigarh for declaring Punjabi as a second language of the state, official circles were wondering what would happen to the Tamil language, which had so far been enjoying the status of second language in Haryana. Even as there is practically no presence of Tamilians in the state, Haryana had declared Tamil as its second language in 1969 when Bansi Lal was the chief minister. Officially Tamil had never enjoyed the status of a second language in this predominantly Hindi-speaking state, but the arrangement somehow carried on willy-nilly for more than 40 years. Old-timers say the Tamil was declared as the second language just to give a rebuff to Punjab. Å´ince it was the Punjabi suba agitation that had led to formation of Haryana, Bansi Lal thought, Ã*et any language other than Punjabi be the second language of the state? Hence, Tamil became the second language even though there might not have be even a single Tamil native family in the state at that point of time? said a former bureaucrat. Subsequently, though the Congress and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) announced the replacement of Tamil with Punjabi, nothing changed on the ground. Hooda said here last month that a notification had been issued to accord Punjabi a second language status. Incidentally, the Congress manifesto had promised to take the step. The move might finally result in Tamil language being obliterated from the Haryana government records. Hooda, keeping an eye on the Sikh vote bank, said his government would endeavour to popularise the language. Earlier, Hooda had announced to carve out a separate Sikh gurdwara management committee for the Sikhs in Haryana. The Sikh population in Haryana is close to one crore, though the number of Punjabi-speaking population could be much higher. :D http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_punjabi-edges-out-tamil-in-haryana_1356124 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precambrian Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Lol!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Tamil was second language in Haryana?:omg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 sasura bahut politics hai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Tamil was second language in Haryana?:omg: ++ :isalute: :cantstop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Not surprised.. I doubt if Tamil is among the top 2 languages even in Tamil Nadu anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvvslaxman Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Not surprised.. I doubt if Tamil is among the top 2 languages even in Tamil Nadu anymore. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Horse Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 Anyways good choice Punjabis:nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P K Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prakat Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 jatt buddhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jind Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 :facepalm: How many of the above posters actually read the article It was a political move by Haryana back in those days to deprive Punjabi in Haryana. To make a further statement, a random and far fetched language of Tamil was issued as a second language...meaning any other language other than Punjabi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 3800 year old language as 2nd language? WTF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desi Cartman Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 3800 year old language as 2nd language? WTF! But as per santorum n his buddies the earth is winky 3000 year old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 3800 year old language as 2nd language? WTF! 8500 year old some claim http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?2043-Timeline-evidences-in-ancient-Tamil-works-Earliest-Grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSK Fan Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Tamil is the second language in Singapore and Malaysia where even the airport announcements are in tamil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger80 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 The Sikh population in Haryana is close to one crore, though the number of Punjabi-speaking population could be much higher. :facepalm: Sikh population in Haryana is 1-2 mmillion not 1 crore as entire population of Haryana is 2.5 crore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 8500 year old some claim http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?2043-Timeline-evidences-in-ancient-Tamil-works-Earliest-Grammar I went by wikipedia. :dontknow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu In Adichanallur, 24 km (15 mi) from Tirunelveli, archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India unearthed 169 clay urns containing human skulls, skeletons and bones, plus husks and grains of rice, charred rice and Neolithic celts, giving evidence confirming them to be of the Neolithic period, 3800 years ago.[11] The ASI archaeologists have proposed that the script used at that site is "very rudimentary" Tamil Brahmi. Yea, the other site looks at overall history. Interesting stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganeshran Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 3800 year old language as 2nd language? WTF! Do you want it to be the 1st language? :hmmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jind Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 3800 year old language as 2nd language? WTF! :hysterical::hysterical: Did you even read the article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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