tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551040998757741034.post5147483568197811069..comments2024-01-10T13:51:08.800+08:00Comments on The Odd Oodle: To Speak in your Mothertongue or not to Speak in your MothertongueHemashree Krishnanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243470140433021713noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551040998757741034.post-28934619920016175262012-05-08T11:52:29.233+08:002012-05-08T11:52:29.233+08:00The Indian diaspora would seem to be the root of t...The Indian diaspora would seem to be the root of the problem. If you can all it a problem, that is. We are bound by interests, religion and education as this shapes how Indian communities in Malaysia address the concept of language(s). Language is, as it always has been, about communication. Hence the lingua franca of the day is either our national language or English. <br />So, are we really losing our sense of culture because we can not speak our mother tongue? While the older generation would argue that we should not lose sight of our mother tongue, I am at odds with what our mother tongue really is, considering I am a Malaysian Malyalee(in this context). Yes, I should learn it. I shouldn't forget it but do I need it? I've always spoken English at home, though I would not throw a bourgeois label on myself. <br /><br />However, Tamil is not my mother tongue and I simply refuse to learn it because it seemingly forms a juxtaposition. Am I right? I don't know.Naveenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11585354042431803772noreply@blogger.com