Watching Uma Bharati, Sushma Swaraj, Harshvardhan and Sumitra Mahajan taking oath in Sanskrit might have surprised many. However, it was a great treat to watch when all other regional languages got its due, while MPs took oaths in their mother tongues.
In a way, this opportunity was a great equalizer. We could not have imagined this in UPA regime.
This is a great departure from the egalitarian tradition of Nehruvian era, where English was supposed to be the language of the elite. Nehru used to take pride, in the way he used to carry himself.
Not surprising, Hindi and other regional languages were seen as uncool and not so modern. With Modi as Prime Minister, things will change. He takes pride in conversing in regional languages, which we have seen during Lok Sabha election campaign.
Modi is just not good at English and he would do much harm if he talks to world leaders in English. Modi is not a Hindi chauvinist, but his love for Gujarati is also well known.
We got the reflection of our linguistic diversity in Parliament today. Hope it further gets boost in months and years to come.
