Because Urdu was somehow considered the de facto official language of the Muslims of India. That however, wasn't true. More Muslims spoke (and still speak) Punjabi (as a first language), more spoke Bengali as their first language.
The decision is considered a controversial one. It certainly alienated the Bengalis who started a protest to declare Bengali as an official language. These protests are considered by many historians to be the starting point of anti-Pakistan (west Pakistan) sentiment in East Pakistan which ultimately resulted in the breakup in 1971.
Even if the United Bengal had chosen India, instead of being indecisive in the referendum still Bengal would have been the largest spoken Indian language, not a national language.
Late to this. Great post! The imposition of any language by a dominant group on others is wrong especially in this day and age where there are so many tool that help bypass language barriers.
At present the political parties have no faith on each other and they don’t even believe each other. so every work of every party is not cordially excepted by the others and every one try to get the power at any cost.
Bengalis wanted Bengali as the official language of the country but West Pakistanis rejected it on the basis that it would raise ethinism. This point was true but the main thing which provoked Bengalis was the killing of 12 Bengalis students when they were protesting our Urdu as national language.
As it is the duty of the government to provide healthcare and education, it is also the duty of the government to protect an restore the cultural heritage of India. Even the Nehru government did some work to restore the glory of India lost during the colonial period.
The importance of languages cannot be undervalued. “It is the preservation of invaluable wisdom, traditional knowledge and expressions of art and beauty, and we have to make sure that we do not lose this”,
Because Urdu was somehow considered the de facto official language of the Muslims of India. That however, wasn't true. More Muslims spoke (and still speak) Punjabi (as a first language), more spoke Bengali as their first language.
The decision is considered a controversial one. It certainly alienated the Bengalis who started a protest to declare Bengali as an official language. These protests are considered by many historians to be the starting point of anti-Pakistan (west Pakistan) sentiment in East Pakistan which ultimately resulted in the breakup in 1971.
Even if the United Bengal had chosen India, instead of being indecisive in the referendum still Bengal would have been the largest spoken Indian language, not a national language.
Late to this. Great post! The imposition of any language by a dominant group on others is wrong especially in this day and age where there are so many tool that help bypass language barriers.
At present the political parties have no faith on each other and they don’t even believe each other. so every work of every party is not cordially excepted by the others and every one try to get the power at any cost.
Bengalis wanted Bengali as the official language of the country but West Pakistanis rejected it on the basis that it would raise ethinism. This point was true but the main thing which provoked Bengalis was the killing of 12 Bengalis students when they were protesting our Urdu as national language.
As it is the duty of the government to provide healthcare and education, it is also the duty of the government to protect an restore the cultural heritage of India. Even the Nehru government did some work to restore the glory of India lost during the colonial period.
The importance of languages cannot be undervalued. “It is the preservation of invaluable wisdom, traditional knowledge and expressions of art and beauty, and we have to make sure that we do not lose this”,