Nothing against Hindi but.,
OK so before you start reading this note you have to know that I don't hold anything against Hindi or people who speak it. And it's very likely that you are not going to like this. Most probably you are going to think this is nonsense and farcical on many levels or (knowing me) you are already thinking that by now. And the number of fucks I give? It’s on back order I sure will notify when they arrive.
A couple of days ago, one of my coworkers got a call from a strange/unknown number. He picked the call and answered it by saying "hello". The person on the other side was a still evolving creature, one that hasn't understood the usage of any rudimentary form of verbal communication. Maddening enough, he was so loud; I could hear him screaming his throat off in Hindi. His tone was earsplitting and annoying enough to punch his stupid face square and undercut this throat. I’m sure that wasn't a "hello" because it went on for like 30 seconds. After which my friend interrupted and said "I don't speak Hindi, please speak in English or Tamil"
That's...that's when I heard this statement. That creature had the temerity to utter this statement, in a funny Indian accent that’s bread and butter to Russell Peters, "learn our national language first" and hung up on my colleague.
With a straight face, my colleague took the phone off his ear, shrugged his shoulders and got back to his work. I was trying to focus on my work; I really tried and couldn't help myself but ask him "are you not going to call him back?” He didn't understand why he should call him back. I said "If I were you, I would call him back at least to let him know that Hindi is not our national language" and then I got back to work.
I was so pissed at the creature for rest of the day; it/he really got to me. I really wanted to call him, and verbally punch his gut by swearing at his ill-mannered pretentious ass, with no remorse, to have wasted my 30 seconds because of his scanty knowledge and abominable pride about it.
I'd be lying if I said I don't know where this misconception is coming from; As Hindi is the most spoken language in India, (some misinformed) people tend to assume it's our national language. Not many have looked it up or even tried to figure out what our constitution states about national language.
For all those who have not done it yet and still thinking Hindi is our national language I look down on you, kidding, I don’t, SMH. Anyway, here you go “The official language of the Republic of India is Hindi with English as an additional language for official work; states in India can legislate their own official languages. Neither the Constitution of India, nor any Indian law defines any national language.”
I understand you could have gone ahead with your life without having to read these minutiae and this nugatory note. But you see "the purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it”. I thought I’ll take a stab at it.
Nothing against Hindi but it’s not our national language. If you are offended just remember, offense is taken not given. And about the back order it’s not going to arrive, it never will.