Most Indians speak Hindi as their first or second language (especially in the north). The new government is keen to promote Hindi at the expense of English. For an informed read about this new push, here’s a great article that explains a lot.
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19 National Community Language Schools' Conference
TAFE Queensland South Bank, 66 Ernest, South Brisbane QLD 4101 Saturday April 12, 2025 from 9:00am to 5:00pm Theme: Building Bridges Through Languages
XV NATIONAL COMMUNITY LANGUAGE SCHOOLS CONFERENCE IN BRISBANE
AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL WHO ATTENDED The XV National Community Languages School Conference was held on Saturday, October 6, 2018, in Brisbane. Over 120 teachers from over 30 communities from around Australia attended.

Hindi is India’s new English