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Preaching means we have to preach amongst the rascals, but you do not become rascal

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"preaching means we have to preach amongst the rascals, but you do not become rascal"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1974 Conversations and Morning Walks

I can understand that he is not very favorable. But still, you said that we hate Hindi. You have said like that. Don't say like that, because there may be one . . . because preaching means we have to preach amongst the rascals, but you do not become rascal. He may be . . . (break) . . . "Who will read Hindi? You do not . . . who will read Hindi? You can read Hindi, that's all. But who will read outside Hindi? Therefore, Guru Mahārāja . . ." This should have been the reply. "If there is good customers for Hindi reading, then we can write Hindi books. But nobody will read Hindi."

I can understand that he is not very favorable. But still, you said that we hate Hindi. You have said like that. Don't say like that, because there may be one . . . because preaching means we have to preach amongst the rascals, but you do not become rascal. He may be . . . (break) . . . "Who will read Hindi? You do not . . . who will read Hindi? You can read Hindi, that's all. But who will read outside Hindi? Therefore, Guru Mahārāja . . ." This should have been the reply. "If there is good customers for Hindi reading, then we can write Hindi books. But nobody will read Hindi." That should have been the reply. Therefore we write in English. "Why Jawaharlal Nehru write his books in English? Why Dr. Radhakrishnan writes his books in English? He has not written a single book in Hindi. Why? Why he was president? Why he was prime minister? Why did you not criticize him?" That should have been replied, that "As soon as a book is written in English, it is for world reading. And if it is written in Hindi, who is going to read except a few people like you? Why still, Indians, they are sending their children for education through English?" You know that? There are so many English-medium school. Is it not? Yes. Why? Why they are anxious? So much agitation was made for studying Hindi, but then why India still, even in family they are talking in English? In Bombay they talk in English amongst family members. And any gentleman meets another gentleman—he talks in English. Why it has not been stopped? So actually Hindi has no effect, and if we take international rule, what is the use of Hindi? Nobody will like to . . . and even here, even here in India, who is reading Hindi? Nobody is reading Hindi.

Page Title:Preaching means we have to preach amongst the rascals, but you do not become rascal
Compiler:Nabakumar
Created:2022-09-20, 11:20:13
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