00000nam a22000008i 4500 20260913094849.0 260919s2009 ii 00 0 eng d 9788189973940 2009305048 Uday Kumar Status of Hindi in India / Uday Kumar. New Delhi Readworthy Press Corporation 2009. Hindi has been the official language of the Union of India for over sixty years now. Still there are some serious issues related to the degree of its use for official purposes and its spread as well as acceptance in the society as a whole. This book highlights the socio-cultural and multilingual realities of post-Independence India and tries to examine Hindi in the context of these realities. Investigating the functional use of Hindi in various domains, it discusses at length people's acceptance of it and their loyalty as well as attitudes towards it. Also, it presents a critical assessment of the language policies and programmes pursued by the Government of India. Hindi language--Social aspects--India. Hindi language--India--History. Language policy--India. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Hindi bisacsh