反对推广印地语，印度一男子自焚身亡

Indian man burns himself to death in anti-Hindi protest

在反印地语抗议中，一印度男子自焚身亡

NEW DELHI: An octogenarian man burned himself to death in southern India in protest at what he called New Delhi’s attempts to impose nationwide usage of Hindi, a language mostly spoken in the north, police said on Sunday.

新德里：周日，警方称，印度南部一名80多岁的老人自焚身亡，抗议新德里试图在全国范围内强制推广印地语，而印地语主要是在北方使用

Language is an emotive issue in India where hundreds of languages and dialects are spoken, but English serves as the main official medium while state governments use regional languages.

语言在印度是一个情绪化的问题，印度有数百种语言和方言，英语是主要的官方媒介，而邦政府使用地方语言。

According to the most recent census in 2011, fewer than half of Indian citizens speak Hindi — just under 44 percent.

根据2011年的人口普查，只有不到一半的印度公民会说印地语，略低于44%。

But last month a group of parliamentarians headed by the powerful interior minister Amit Shah reportedly recommended making Hindi the national official language, including for technical education such as medicine and engineering.

据报道，上个月一群以内政部长阿米特·沙阿为首的国会议员建议将印地语作为国家官方语言，包括医学和工程等技术教育的官方语言。

Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken of a “slave mentality” around the use of English, and promoted the use of Indian languages. But opponents accuse his government of attempting to impose Hindi, causing particular anger in the south.

印度民族主义总理纳伦德拉·莫迪谈到了说英语是带着一种“奴隶心态”，并提倡说印度语言。然而反对者指责印度政府试图强制推广印地语，这在南方引起了特别大的愤怒。

Most southern Indian languages are Dravidian, a completely different language family to the Indo-European group which includes Hindi. MV Thangavel, 85, a farmer in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, doused himself in petrol and kerosene and set himself alight, police said.

大多数印度南部的语言是德拉威语，与包括印地语在内的印欧语系完全不同。警方称，现年85岁的MV Thangavel是泰米尔纳德邦南部的一名农民，他在自己身上浇满汽油和煤油后自焚。

巴基斯坦黎明报读者的评论：

Babban

It's like imposing Urdu in East Bengal. When will politicians stop meddling with cultures.

就像在东孟加拉强推乌尔都语。政客们什么时候才能停止干预文化。

Jamil Soomro, New York City

A human being South Indian lost his life all because of hypocrisy of

Amit Shah and Narendra Modi. " English is the slave mentality " they say.

Then why have they not changed the name " India " to Bharat or Hindustan.?

Is that not "slave mentality".? Deep condolences to the family of South Indian.

一个印度南方人因为阿米特·沙阿和纳伦德拉·莫迪的虚伪而丧命。“说英语是奴隶心态”，那为什么他们不把“印度”的名字改成巴拉特或印度斯坦？

这不是“奴隶心态”吗？向这个印度南方人的家人表示深切哀悼。

Light at the end of the tunnel

Leave well alone is a good policy

顺其自然是上策

Emad

What a hate filled land

充满仇恨的土地

AzaadZAK

It is indeed very sad. But the south Indian languages and Hindi, Bengali,Punjabi have their roots in Sanskrit. But certainly, no government should force language on anyone. India is not Pakistan, where Urdu, was forced with disastrous consequences.

这确实很令人难过。印度南方的语言和印地语、孟加拉语、旁遮普语都起源于梵语。任何政府都不应该强制人民说某种语言。印度不是巴基斯坦，在巴基斯坦，强制说乌尔都语，造成了灾难性的后果。

Ghaznavi

Terrible fate of this divided country. Divided on caste religion wealth and now language. Only solution is to break up the country into many parts. Hopefully non hindi speakers can start the massive protest on these lines and get their independence

分裂国家，先是用种姓、宗教、财富，现在是语言，国家的命运堪忧。

唯一的解决办法是把这个国家分成几块。

希望非印地语人士能发起大规模抗议，获得独立

Zak

According to the most recent census in 2011, fewer than half of Indian citizens speak Hindi — just under 44 percent.

International census put it 23% speak Hindi, rest speak their own national language, like Tamil, kerala, Assamese, Manipuri, Bengali, Rajastan etc.

根据2011年最新的人口普查，只有不到一半的印度公民会说印地语，略低于44%。

国际人口普查显示，23%的印度人说印地语，其余的人说自己的民族语言，如泰米尔语、喀拉拉邦语、阿萨姆语、曼尼普尔语、孟加拉语、拉贾斯坦语等。

Zak

Seeds of disintegration like the soviet union. Modi is a catalyst for Indias demise.

解体的种子，就像苏联那样解体。莫迪是印度灭亡的催化剂。

Kamesh

As a Tamilian from the Southern Indian State of Tamilnadu.. my condolences may his soul rest in Peace...

作为一个来自印度南部泰米尔纳德邦的泰米尔人，我向他表示哀悼，愿他的灵魂安息……

Zak

RIP brave farmer. You will have your country of Tamil Nadu free and your own language, very soon.

安息吧，勇敢的农民。很快你的泰米尔纳德邦就会解放，说你们自己的语言。

Saira Khan

Slaves want to speak English. Let them.

奴隶们想说英语，随他们。

Zak

Whole of south India is different. India is not a country but a union of seperate different, diverse nations, caught in one artificial boundary called India union, like soviet union, which is no more.

印度南方的语言都不一样。印度不是一个国家，而是一个由不同的民族组成的联盟，被困在一个被称为印度联盟的人为边界中，就像苏联一样，苏联已经不复存在了。

kabir

Stupid old man. What did he achieve by burning himself?

There are better ways of protesting, one that will irritate the BJP the most is to declare Urdu the official language of DMK ruled state

愚蠢的老头。他自焚得到了什么？有更好的抗议方式，最能激怒人民党的就是宣布乌尔都语为DMK统治的邦的官方语言

John The Baptist

Tamils have a long and rich history of self immolation. No surprise here.

这并不奇怪。泰米尔人自焚的历史悠久。

Oracle

@M. Emad, You can't help a personal n who has a death wish of committing suicide.

你帮不了一个想自杀的人。

Amir

The resurgence of Tamil identity will only pour more kerosene on the fire in divided India. Every state should have independent laws from anything federal of central to avoid a fate like Soviet Union.

泰米尔人身份的复兴只会给分裂的印度火上浇油。每个邦都应该有独立于联邦或中央的法律，以避免像苏联那样的命运。

Salmon

It’s a sad day! Bollywood tries to impose Hindi and Urdu. It should be banned.

这是悲伤的一天！宝莱坞强推印地语和乌尔都语，我们应该封杀宝莱坞。

Qamar Ahmed

India's north was remain in full control either by Mughals or by English. Therefore, the political leaders of this region are hereditary master in conspiring against other regions.

印度北部一直被莫卧儿或英国完全控制。因此，这个地区的政治领袖是世袭的主人。

Its me

India need no enemy as far as MODI G is their PM.

只要莫迪是总理，印度就不需要敌人。

FAZ

Poking the tiger Mr Modi is not a wise thing to do.

挑衅莫迪不是一件明智的事。

Ajay

85 year kill himself due to language

Won’t be surprised someone burnt him and claimed he himself

May be family member

85岁的老人因语言问题自杀