Hyderabad: The Indian Railways’ announcement of an essay competitors within the Hindi language irked native speakers of assorted languages.
On Wednesday, the railway ministry had issued a press say asserting an essay competitors on the theme ‘Rail Yatra Vritant Puraskar Yojna’, asking practice travellers to fraction experiences from their whisk. Entries were to be most attention-grabbing in Hindi. That is the 2nd edition of the competitors, with the basic one held in 2018. Winners will salvage a money prize of Rs 42,000 for winners.
Nevertheless, the announcement sparked fierce debate on why most attention-grabbing entries in Hindi can be allowed.
Prabhaker Budhale, damaged-down overall secretary of Viveka Vardani tutorial establishments, which tell education in Marathi, acknowledged, “When the Central authorities is conducting the match, there must be equal opportunity to all assorted language customers too. Our Marathi-medium college college students are precise in essay writing but they’ll omit the opportunity.”
Biswajit Mukherjee, secretary of Bengali Samiti, acknowledged, “All languages must be given the opportunity to specific their skills apart from experiences. The railway board may doubtless per chance per chance also honest tranquil rethink it.”
Bhutamapuram Venkata Shiva Kumar, a Telugu author, acknowledged, “When authorities agencies say discrimination on language or device, this would doubtless per chance per chance also honest tarnish the very sprit of integrity. On this country, every person may doubtless per chance per chance also honest tranquil salvage equal opportunity. Railways may doubtless per chance per chance also honest tranquil enable assorted regional languages too.”
Nevertheless, Railways officials were unmoved.
A senior legit of South Central Railways acknowledged, “This competitors’s initiative has been taken by the Hindi division, and this is the 2nd edition of this match. The selections were taken by the Railway Board.”
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