India is a country of diverse cultures with many religions and languages. Over the centuries, the geographical features and heritage of our country have been described by several poets, writers, and saints—all written in their own regional language. As a writer, it is the number of languages in India that fascinates me. Hindi and English are widely used to communicate and are understood by most people.
A large number of regional languages poses an equally large problem in communicating with people. My mother tongue is Konkani. I have learnt English, Marathi, Hindi, and French at school and German at college. I got acquainted with other languages during further studies, and I still come across more that I wish I could learn and understand only to communicate better. In addition, I love reading Latin. The language is definitely living.
Languages that are not often heard these days are called dying languages. Besides a few dialects, I feel the beautiful language of Sanskrit is slowly dying. However, a language form slowly evolving is Hinglish, which is a combination of Hindi and English, spoken mostly in the suburbs of Mumbai.
Mumbai—situated in the west—has people from the north, south, and east of the country. Besides being India’s commercial capital, it is an ideal city for tourists who love languages. Almost all the regional languages of India are spoken in Mumbai.
I have recently overcome my problem in communicating with people by using silent smiles, facial expressions, empathic gestures, good deeds, in short Claylanguage, to help me communicate when all my words fail.
A large number of regional languages poses an equally large problem in communicating with people. My mother tongue is Konkani. I have learnt English, Marathi, Hindi, and French at school and German at college. I got acquainted with other languages during further studies, and I still come across more that I wish I could learn and understand only to communicate better. In addition, I love reading Latin. The language is definitely living.
Languages that are not often heard these days are called dying languages. Besides a few dialects, I feel the beautiful language of Sanskrit is slowly dying. However, a language form slowly evolving is Hinglish, which is a combination of Hindi and English, spoken mostly in the suburbs of Mumbai.
Mumbai—situated in the west—has people from the north, south, and east of the country. Besides being India’s commercial capital, it is an ideal city for tourists who love languages. Almost all the regional languages of India are spoken in Mumbai.
I have recently overcome my problem in communicating with people by using silent smiles, facial expressions, empathic gestures, good deeds, in short Claylanguage, to help me communicate when all my words fail.
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