Benefits and Loses of
English Language in India
English plays a conflicting
double role in India. As we know that English is ‘Global Language’ but a second
language in India. It is like two sides of single coin, it has its benefits as
well its loses are too. India is the country where already more than 20 or 24
languages are spoken in different states. Before, British raj there wasn’t
influence of English language in India. But, till the Independence people in
India became aware with the language and this was become the common language to
build a communicational bridge between Indians and British people. Even after
Independence, a pattern of bilingualism has emerged as the executive,
legislative, legal and educational domains English and Indian Language. More
over we can find its influence in politics, supreme court and all proceeding
constitutions also. That’s true, India became free in 1947, but the materialism
of English people was retained in India as it is. For example, Railway,
Missionary schools and colleges etc.. By the passing of time English remains no
more the other language it became official language in India. These were the
benefits of English Language.
Now, let’s have glance upon
its loses; the second side of it. It has the major lose is that It couldn’t
accepted easily as it was taken as second or the other language. It replaces
the L1 (first language or the mother language). So, people started thinking
that their own mother language has remained no value at all. Now a days in
India there were some controversies happened to ‘save our mother language, stop
using other (English) language’. In France people has already boycott the
English language for speaking as well communicational use. Neither they speak
nor they replay in English in the respect of their own national language
‘French’. As well many countries prefer their own mother tongue than any other.
It is their insecurities which are stopping them to use or to accept other
language and give the equal respect as to their mother tongue.
Works Cited
ANNAMALAI, E. "SATAN AND SARSWATI: The Double
Face Of English In India." ANNAMALAI, E. n.d.
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