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Conversation with hindutva ideologist - his views on Tamil, Sanskrit and Arabic

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A few days ago, I posted the following on Facebook. First, I would like to apologise because there is one factual mistake in this. There is one sanskrit inscription that seems to predate the Rundraman inscriptions by 25–50 years. It is dated 112 A.D. Please read about it in the link below. What is the oldest Sanskrit Inscription and where is it located? I added a note to the original post in Facebook because I had been countered with myth and legends, been called names earlier for stating facts. So did not want encounter that this time. However, out comes the hindutva ideologist and then on the conversation loses sight of its purpose. I will only interpret portions of it but will share the post in full as pictures. Part 1: As you can see the conversation begins casually. He mentions Barabar caves. I mention it has Prakrit-Brahmi inscriptions. He mentions something else in the next line. I don't understand it. So I ask for clarification. He seems to claim the Ma...

Hindi imposition in India - In numbers - and why it must be opposed

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India is a multilingual country that speaks over 1650 languages, each of them representing unique cultures and traditions. Twenty-two of these languages are official languages while 6  of them have been elevated to the status of a classical language (Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Odia and Sanskrit). India is a central polity. It has a central government that runs the show while each state in the country has a say in some of these things.  India achieved independence from the British in 1947. English was the official language during the British Raj. During the early 20th century, when the Indian independence movement gained momentum, Gandhi wanted to unite the country, which was then fragmented as princely states, against the British. He felt Hindustani language could do it. With Nehru's support, he was able to convince the Indian National Congress (INC) to back Hindustani and the INC obeyed them. It switched from English to Hindi to conduct all its proceedings...