AIR script (was NEPALESE news & rituals)

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Just saw this in Indic Traditions list, Shri. Malhotraji

echoes almost the same as what I wrote here today.

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> 6. There are more English speaking persons in India than in any

>other country, with the possible exception of the US. So apart from

>the name 'English' (which could also be changed), why could we not

>make our own new blended language that includes elements from both

>sides? (Note that in Indonesia, they use the English script to write

>bahasa, thereby integrating words from all the languages in use - a

>clever way to settle the national debate on language.)

>

>

> Rajiv Malhotra

> The Infinity Foundation

> 53 White Oak Drive

> Princeton, NJ 08540

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With Indian diaspora all over the world, and many Indian

children comfortable in Roman script, India making available

her written treasures in Roman script will help a lot.

 

Regards,

N. Ganesan

 

 

 

INDOLOGY, naga_ganesan@h... wrote:

> INDOLOGY, Enrica Garzilli <garzilli@s...> wrote:

>

> > Point is that most of the intelligentsia started studying outside

>of South Asia after the revolution, first in England and nowadays

> >in the USA. This is due to trade and to cultural reification (to

> >use Marx's concept) that need a common language. What is the most

> >common anguage nowadays in commerce, computer, films, TV and so on?

> >English. No tribute to the British Empire here.

>

> Let me air the advantages of using AIR (All India Roman) script

>here. Besides being very common and its use spreading all over India,

> and instant easy access in the Web, the roman script is very

> simple. Many computer programs get developed for Roman script.

> Indian scripts are regional and have cluster-letters.

> A common script based on Roman script will facilitate national

> integration. With computers, we can use diacriticals or in

> plain old VT terminals, conventions some standards like

> Harvard-Kyoto for Sanskrit and Cologne for Tamil.

>

> I understand lot of religion is attached with scripts,

> For example, Nagari was promoted for Hindi in place of

> Perso-Arabic script. Each state has its own (eg., Gurmukhi

> for Punjab) etc., As a start, in these days of computers and

>Websites, Central Govt. can start issuing documents, memos, orders in

> Nagari as well as Roman script.

>

> Regards,

> N. Ganesan