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Languages in Politics and Conflicts
Languages in Politics and Conflicts
Languages in Politics and Conflicts
Conflicts
ENG 448A: Languages of South Asia
Annu Singh
Debasatwa Sarma Roy
Jyotsana Kumari
Mrinal Mandal
S. Kaartick
INTRODUCTION
Content
Introduction
Hindi as the official language
Linguistic Division Of Indian States
Sinhala Official Language
Language Movement in Bangladesh
Pakistan and Balochistan Issues
Conclusion
ANTI-HINDI AGITATIONS
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Language Movement
A Turn to Violence
Due to rising tensions, the government outlawed public meeting
and rallies.
In 21 February 1952, students of University of Dhaka defied the law
and organised protests.
The police killed student demonstrators on that day.
Events took a violent turn soon after.
The ruling Muslim League tried to stall the passing of the legislation
of granting Bengali official status despite the high intensity of civil
unrest.
After years of protests, agitations and civil unrest, in 1956, the
Pakistani government granted official status to Bengali language .
Balochistan
Baloch Nationalism
Due to facing economic and ethnic alienation, the Baloch
nationalists waged several guerrilla wars against the government
of Pakistan.
Insurgencies have been fought in 1948, 1958-59, 1962-63, 197377, and an ongoing struggle since 2003.
The primary ideology behind these insurgencies have been
Baloch Nationalism.
Baloch Nationalism claims that Baloch people as an ethnolinguistic group are a distinct nation.
The movement propagates the view that Muslims are not a
nation and ethnic loyalty surpasses religious loyalty.
Conclusion
One notices certain common elements in the language policies of
the South Asian nations, mostly modeled after the Official
Language provisions of the Constitution of India.
These may be in favor of introducing only one language as the
official language of the nation, but its implementation would be
modulated by ground realities that demand the acceptance of
some role for the other major spoken languages.
It is important for the linguistic and religious minorities to
recognize that in a pluralistic nation there would always be some
pre-eminence given to the majority, and this is not a hindrance
for their own freedom for growth.
References
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_Reorganisation_Act,_1956
http://www.tamilguardian.com/content/root-causes-ethnic-conflict-sri-lanka
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Languages in South Asia, Braj B. Kachru, Y. Kachru