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aalizznotwell t1_irtwc11 wrote

Reply to comment by monchota in TIL according to the Census of India of 2001, India has 122 major languages and 1599 other languages by Sistermateriial

Linguistic nationalism in India is non-existent

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TacticalNuke002 t1_irv1gw0 wrote

It does exist and very strongly in some cases but it's more about recognition and preservation of culture than secessionism.

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barath_s t1_iryycqj wrote

It's pretty darn huge. States were created on the basis of language (not the only criteria), so it's basically been pushed down a level due to federation.

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Fit_Access9631 t1_irwiy9q wrote

Tell that Bengalis killed in Assam over linguistic nationalism

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aalizznotwell t1_irwjr8b wrote

That's not linguistic nationalism, Assamese tolerated their nuisances for long and are still tolerating. There is still anti-Bengali(people) sentiment, language is not a main reason. Illegal migrations from bangladesh, occupying of land are some of the main reasons.

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Fit_Access9631 t1_irwm1ey wrote

It’s not? Then what is linguistic nationalism? If Bengalis being killed to make Assamese a dominant language or Bengalis dying to get their language recognised as official language is not? Or Tamils burning themselves to death to protest Hindi imposition?

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aalizznotwell t1_irwq2ca wrote

When Tamils ask for a independence because of language, that is linguistic nationalism. And currently it is nearly non-existent

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Fit_Access9631 t1_irx6k2e wrote

What about Assamese, Manipuris and Nagaland which seeks independence? The Naga insurgency is still strong

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aalizznotwell t1_irxjz4u wrote

It's about ethno nationalism, language was never a motive or a primary motive

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Fit_Access9631 t1_irz5lio wrote

By that logic linguistic nationalism doesn’t exist in this universe. Tell me one case where language is not associated with ethno-nationalism.

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