Ravichandran Ashwin is an important part of Team India.Ashwin is often seen playing in the Test team. Ashwin opposed the anti-Hindi campaign in Tamil Nadu.
New Delhi. Indian team spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is originally from Tamil Nadu. Born in Chennai, Ashwin can speak Hindi and English in addition to Tamil. He advocated the people of South India to learn Hindi. Radhakrishnan, Content Head, Chennai Super Kings, in a conversation about his recently published book, “I Have the Streets: A Kutty Cricket Story”, criticized the anti-Hindi campaign being waged by local political parties.
Ashwin shared a few anecdotes during the conversation to emphasize the need to learn other languages. He said this is necessary if a person wants to pursue a career outside his native state. He also said that learning a language can go a long way in gaining acceptance from others and contributing to communication. Let us tell you that the party in Tamil Nadu ran an anti-Hindi campaign of DMK in the state. The slogan ‘Hindi Theriyadu Poda’ was coined, meaning I don’t know Hindi, get lost! Ashwin criticized such things.
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Ashwin also spoke about his challenges of not being able to communicate in Hindi. He said that there can be two mindsets. A non-Hindi speaker can take pride in speaking ‘Hindi Theriyadu Poda’. Or he can learn basic conversation in Hindi or communicate properly with Hindi speaking people so that he can avoid the language related barrier.
Ashwin emphasized the importance of learning basic Hindi for anyone who wants to pursue a career outside Tamil Nadu. He also urged Hindi speakers to empathize with language learners and promote inclusion beyond linguistic barriers.
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First published: June 27, 2024, 20:04 IST