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MELBOURNE In the backdrop
of growing importance of
Indian diaspora in Australia,
the Victoria state government
has asked the federal
authorities to make Hindi a part of its national curriculum. The state government, in its
latest submission to the
national curriculum authority,
has asked as to why Hindi
language has not been
included among 11 languages in the national curriculum
pushing for a strong case for
the national language of India. In the submission paper, the
state government has
referred that Hindi was
among the top 10 languages
spoken at home that has
jumped by 106 per cent in 10 years since 1996. "It is
inconceivable that the decision
made by passed this
language," the paper said. It strongly supported its
inclusion by referring to the
increased migration from
India, and future trends that it
said would generate more
demand for Hindi. It also mentioned that there
were more than 30 per cent
professionals from India
working in Australia as
compared to 19 per cent
Australian-born. Over 26 per cent of India born
immigrants were holding post
graduate qualification when
compared to four per cent
Australian born, it said in its
submission. "Given that, these immigrants
would inspire their children
for the similar professionalism
and qualifications that in turn
would generate demand for
Hindi," it said. The Victoria government also stated that
with the level of trade and
commitment between the
two sides, Hindi played a
strong role for communication
between the corporate world. From tourism point of view
for Australia, India was placed
among the sixth leading
country and was on rise. "Many of the tourists do not
speak English and therefore
look for communicating in
Hindi in the host country
which requires Hindi speaking
travel agents, hoteliers, and guides, that in turn demands
learning Hindi," the paper said. "Depriving the school children
and youth of learning Hindi,
will narrow their global view
and render them less
competitive for global
integration," it added. The state has asked the federal
government to recognise
Hindi with a higher priority
and its inclusion in the first
stage of Australian
curriculum; languages. The demand of Hindi inclusion
has been also made by a
Sydney based community
body National Council of
Indian Australians (NCIA). NCIA's president Yadu Singh
said: "The argument for
including Hindi in the national
curriculum is very strong and
compelling. It needs to be
taught in the schools as a regular subject, like other
languages, not just in
weekend schools, run by
community groups". Expertise in Hindi would have
important consequences not
only for productive cultural,
trade and diplomatic
exchanges, but also for
intelligence and security issues between Australia and India. "Hindi, the national language
of India, is not even
mentioned anywhere. This is a
serious omission, ignoring the
importance and relevance of
this language for Australian students and Australia
generally," Singh, a well
known cardiologist, stated.
of growing importance of
Indian diaspora in Australia,
the Victoria state government
has asked the federal
authorities to make Hindi a part of its national curriculum. The state government, in its
latest submission to the
national curriculum authority,
has asked as to why Hindi
language has not been
included among 11 languages in the national curriculum
pushing for a strong case for
the national language of India. In the submission paper, the
state government has
referred that Hindi was
among the top 10 languages
spoken at home that has
jumped by 106 per cent in 10 years since 1996. "It is
inconceivable that the decision
made by passed this
language," the paper said. It strongly supported its
inclusion by referring to the
increased migration from
India, and future trends that it
said would generate more
demand for Hindi. It also mentioned that there
were more than 30 per cent
professionals from India
working in Australia as
compared to 19 per cent
Australian-born. Over 26 per cent of India born
immigrants were holding post
graduate qualification when
compared to four per cent
Australian born, it said in its
submission. "Given that, these immigrants
would inspire their children
for the similar professionalism
and qualifications that in turn
would generate demand for
Hindi," it said. The Victoria government also stated that
with the level of trade and
commitment between the
two sides, Hindi played a
strong role for communication
between the corporate world. From tourism point of view
for Australia, India was placed
among the sixth leading
country and was on rise. "Many of the tourists do not
speak English and therefore
look for communicating in
Hindi in the host country
which requires Hindi speaking
travel agents, hoteliers, and guides, that in turn demands
learning Hindi," the paper said. "Depriving the school children
and youth of learning Hindi,
will narrow their global view
and render them less
competitive for global
integration," it added. The state has asked the federal
government to recognise
Hindi with a higher priority
and its inclusion in the first
stage of Australian
curriculum; languages. The demand of Hindi inclusion
has been also made by a
Sydney based community
body National Council of
Indian Australians (NCIA). NCIA's president Yadu Singh
said: "The argument for
including Hindi in the national
curriculum is very strong and
compelling. It needs to be
taught in the schools as a regular subject, like other
languages, not just in
weekend schools, run by
community groups". Expertise in Hindi would have
important consequences not
only for productive cultural,
trade and diplomatic
exchanges, but also for
intelligence and security issues between Australia and India. "Hindi, the national language
of India, is not even
mentioned anywhere. This is a
serious omission, ignoring the
importance and relevance of
this language for Australian students and Australia
generally," Singh, a well
known cardiologist, stated.
