Read this first please.... Article on forcing Kannada from Bangalore Mirror....
If you can talk OK. If can also read and write better, for the state you live in.
IF A CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE GETS TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER STATE, IT WOULD BE STUPENDOUSLY OBNOXIOUS TO FORCE THEM TO LEARN LOCAL LANGUAGE AND SPEND ENORMOUS TIME TO FILL IN APPLICATIONS FOR WHATEVER THINGS THEY HAVE TO DO - LIKE GAS CONNECTIONS, RATION CARD ETC. SCHOOLS MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT YARDSTICK. THERE SHOULD BE ENGLISH AS COMMON LANGUAGE (LIKE WE USE NOW) AND A STATE LANGUAGE. NEEDED FOR COUNTRY LIKE INDIA. SOMEONE SAYS SPLIT AS INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES BASED ON LANGUAGE. EASY TO RULE AND FORCE. :-(
