HINDI as NATIONAL language

This has been one of the oldest issues since 1947 I guess. We have also heard of this, as a result of which we know from newspapers that the DRAVIDA movement started in Tamil Nadu. Even now they say in Tamil Nadu people don’t speak HINDI even if they know…same with other languages too….its a kind of language nationalism….this has gone so peak that they support only tamilians in Srilanka, Malaysia etc unconcerned about those nations as separate independent nations….

Every time you speak to a North INDIAN he would say , if you don’t know Hindi, that you should be ashamed because u don’t know Hindi… he feels since it is INDIA, Hindi is the national language , we all Indians need to know it….. As for a language HINDI, I have high regards. But I cannot imagine it that it is the only national language… Then why those 12 languages on the back of INDIAN Currencies…. I have read that those languages are all National languages….. But HINDI and English are NATIONAL level official languages and every state would have its own state level language … this is written clearly and accurately in INDIAN constitution, I have heard of it…. But people would not clearly agree for it… there is nothing wrong in HINDI as national language, but it should be imposed on the whole country because probably 50% of the population knows it…. Also is the thinking so dangerous that it should be made as national language because that only identifies as the we are Indians… I strongly oppose this idea and believe that INDIA as a country is united irrespective of differences in its cultures, religions, languages, creed etc

This is just a personal opinion, nothing against any person, religion or language…am an INDIAN first and then a kannadiga …. But people should think that languages are just the mode for communication, not to be used for narrow political purposes as we have many other important things to worry about……

But if some one has any proof to say that HINDI is not the only national language, please share with me, so that I can add this and clear things with people whom we know…..