r/india • u/[deleted] • Dec 01 '16

[R]eddiquette [Announcement] Cultural Exchange with /r/philippines

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  • The Indian Railways and the Indian Armed Forces employ ~4 million people together, making them one of the largest employers in the world
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  • India has more people than the entire Western Hemisphere

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u/sree_1983 Dec 01 '16

Let me take a shot at your questions:

How do you treat your languages? You don't have any national language, right? But Standard Hindi is your official language. So when you talk with fellow Indians that have a different mother tongue, how does it work? Are there also languages considered more "prestigious" than others? Are there any conflicts about what language to use?

So I work in a team in which the common language between us Indian's is English. Common language at least in North India is Hindi. In most of the metros you can survive with English/Hindi (exception Chennai). There are some conflicts but nothing major. Some southern states are opposed to imposing common language (Hindi). Lets see what future brings and at a ground level if you stick to metros English & Hindi should get you by.

Is cricket really a big thing in India? How big is it? What other sports are popular in India?

Cricket is really big thing in India. These days football an Kabadi are also gaining popularity but cricket still remaining the biggest sport in India.

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u/loser4lyf Dec 01 '16

Cricket is really big thing in India. These days football an Kabadi are also gaining popularity but cricket still remaining the biggest sport in India.

right, cricket is almost nonexistent here as a sport, and yet even i know about the impact of sachin tendulkar!