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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on Language - Dictionary of Arguments
Brocker I 59 Language/Gandhi: Gandhi complains that "our best newspapers are in English" and "we [...] write each other letters in incorrect English. If this state continues for a long time, posterity will[...] curse us". (1) Every educated Indian should know his national language and Hindi, as well as Sanskrit if he is a Hindu, and Arabic if he is a Muslim. Some Hindus should also learn Arabic and Muslims Sanskrit. Indians from the West and North should also learn Tamil. English books that are worth it should be translated into various Indian languages. If that could be done, English could be expelled quickly.(2) Cf. >Colonialism, >Postcolonialism, >Nationalism, >Language Acquisition, >Education, >Educational Policy, >Culture, >Cultural Values, >Cultural Tradition, >Culture Shift, >Governance, >Civil Disobedience. 1. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule, Ahmedabad 1938 (zuerst 1909). Dt.: Mahatma Gandhi, Hind Swaraj oder Indische Selbstregierung, in: ders., Ausgewählte Werke. Grundlegende Schriften, herausgegeben von Shriman Narayan, bearbeitet von Wolfgang Sternstein, Göttingen 2011, Bd. 3. p. 149 2. ibid p. 151. Dietmar Rothermund, Mahatma Gandhi in: Brocker, Manfred, Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Frankfurt/M. 2018._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Brocker I Manfred Brocker Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert Frankfurt/M. 2018 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-28