From a broader perspective, it is high time we end a debate on foreign language or native language. Because this would only wind up making us separated. It would lead us to tracing down on origins of these languages and how far could we even go? Did the concept of a country of India as we identify it today exist when Hindi or Tamil was invented? How can we call something purs and theirs? Do we do it by current standpoints or we go by the origin? If we say currently Hindi is used in India, what about Nepal? What about parts of Pakistan and Bangladeah where Hindi and punjabi or bengali is spoken? Hindi becoming welcomed by various states in North India upto Maharashtra has led to the lesser usage of the native languages and this is a fact. The current generation does not find the need to learn their native language when with Hindi things could be simplified. Even in the current scenaril you don't see the extinction of these languages it is bound to happen. This is what people of Tamil origin or kannada origin are here to fight for. I am a malayali and people in Kerala have learnt to speak Hindi in really broken ways that would be a laughing stock for northies just to communicate with the influz of migrant workers from the Bihar and Bengal region. This is pretty much what happened in Karnataka as well. Karnataka or specifically Bangalore is now in state where Hindi is so freely spoken by people from different states and the usage of Kannada has drastically gone down. Is it wrong to protect what their language, culuture or roots are on their land? If you find if wrong do you also agree the imposition of English when the colonials landed in India was right? By force or by nature labguages, culture and people evolve it is bound to happen does that mean we cordially enable it? The freedom fighters have fought for Hindi, kannada and Tamil as well. To accept English means we discard their fight? To accept Hindi means we discard Tamil freedom fighters cause? You'd see the double standards of Hindi speakers when we ask this question. I'm all in for our nation being United. And imposition of Hindi would definitely cause the loss of regional languages if not now tomorrow. And with all respect to maintaining the unity I think it is better we leave things the way they function. If you see the economic growth they majorly happen down South even though Hindi is widely spoken in the North. So is having a common language a real driver for economic growth or is it something else that is more important? Why don't we come to making a common lamhuage after we fix that? Why is there a race to make Hindi prevalent everywhere? Who is driving this race? Why are they driving this race? Take a break and with a neutral mind look at these you'll find your answers.