<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article deals with the Hindi language and its use as a language for official purposes from the late Middle Ages until its implementation in the Constitution of India in the year 1949. It reveals various ideas for promoting Hindi as a national (official) language of India. The main focus is on the thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi on Hindi as the lingua franca of India and its role in the replacement of English. Further it describes the process and struggle of its implementation as the official language in the Constituent Assembly of India and concludes with the compromise made by this Assembly.</p></abstract>

The article deals with the Hindi language and its use as a language for official purposes from the late Middle Ages until its implementation in the Constitution of India in the year 1949. It reveals various ideas for promoting Hindi as a national (official) language of India. The main focus is on the thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi on Hindi as the lingua franca of India and its role in the replacement of English. Further it describes the process and struggle of its implementation as the official language in the Constituent Assembly of India and concludes with the compromise made by this Assembly.

Rozhľady. Konštituovanie Hindčiny Ako Úradného Jazyka Indie

Journal of Linguistics/Jazykovedný casopis

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The article deals with the Hindi language and its use as a language for official purposes from the late Middle Ages until its implementation in the...

Rozhľady. Konštituovanie Hindčiny Ako Úradného Jazyka Indie

Published Online: Mar 13, 2015

Page range: 157 - 169

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jazcas-2015-0004

Keywords
Hindi, Urdu, Hindustani, Gandhi, Official Language, Constitution of India

© Jazykovedný ústav Ludovíta Stúra, SAV, Bratislava

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Rozhľady. Konštituovanie Hindčiny Ako Úradného Jazyka Indie

Published Online: Mar 13, 2015

Page range: 157 - 169

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jazcas-2015-0004

KeywordsHindi, Urdu, Hindustani, Gandhi, Official Language, Constitution of India

© Jazykovedný ústav Ludovíta Stúra, SAV, Bratislava

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Hindi, Urdu, Hindustani, Gandhi, Official Language, Constitution of India