“R Ashwin bats for learning Hindi; slams Dravidian anti-Hindi campaign ‘Hindi Theriyadu Poda’ at launch of his book”, Organiser, June 27, 2024:
“Bharatiya ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin while interacting with a Chennai Super Kings’ Content Head, Radhakrishnan regarding his recently released book, “I Have the Streets: A Kutty Cricket Story” slammed DMK’s anti-Hindi campaign slogan, ‘Hindi Theriyadu Poda’ (Translation – I Don’t Know Hindi, Get Lost!)”, and advocated for learning the Hindi language.
During the interaction, Ashwin shared anecdotal stories to emphasise the need to learn other languages if one wants to make a career beyond their native state. He also noted that learning the language could go a long way to earning acceptance from others and contributing to conversations.
Ashwin also shared his thoughts on the challenges of not being able to converse in Hindi. He also argued that there can be two mindsets. A non-Hindi speaker could take pride in saying, ‘Hindi Theriyadu Poda,’ or he could learn basic conversation in Hindi or communicate properly to Hindi speakers that he faces language barrier issues and seek assistance……..”
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