Learning Hindi... by KarmaSong
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This photo was taken in a modest school in the Indian state of Rajasthan, somewhere in the countryside between the cities of Jaipur and Jodhpur. For me as for the rest of the bunch of French visitors and friends I was travelling with, the vision of these children and teenagers squatting on the floor ( there wasn't a single desk and chair in the classrooms),studying, listening to the teacher with utmost silent respect, was a real shock. Far from the high standards of comfort and digital equipment of French schools, and away from the boisterous, unruly and disruptive behaviour of many young schoolkids in the western world, the concentration, motivation and thirst for knowledge of these young Indians spoke for themselves. Thanks to them, I have now a better view of what the words ' developing country ' and ' emerging market' mean.
These children learning Hindi and English are the children of the new world, as ours is aging and receding, economically speaking.I was told that India has 29 official languages by now, and several hundreds which are spoken though non-official. I saw for myself that the linguistic legacy of the British Empire may be officially acknowledged, but English is far from being the lingua franca of the Republic of India. I was also amazed by the way many Indians mix Hindi and English as they are talking to one another, which is after all, natural, as neither Hindi nor English are the native languages of most Indians.
Thank you very much for visiting my gallery and for your friendly and supportive comments on my last Indian pic. Please zoom in, and have a nice day!
Comments (48)
very beautiful
This is AMAZING capture jean-luc , excellent light and Great information about this..Nice to to see you posting again..hugs...:)
Great capture Jean-Luc, and you being a teacher it must have been a real eye opener to conditions in other countries. I hesitate calling India a third world country, but it is developing country, and it is developing fast, and seeing these students absorbing knowledge is amazing, and somewhat scary. Here in the American Southwest I feel sorry for teachers trying to instill knowledge into students that don't appreciate it. As to the use of two languages, we have this here two. Often English speakers use Spanish phrases, and Spanish speakers that speak limited English revert back to Spanish terminology. And nobody even notices it. BTW, India has always fascinated me, and is on my to do list. Sig..
A really beautiful image of a child learning. It's so nice to see this and be a witness of the acquisition of new information. She definitely seems to be very focused! A really unique and lovely composition and subject!
great!!
A wonderful image! Splendid lighting and capture! :)
Wonderful photoshot my friend.
Excellent shot of the young scholars.
Beautiful, wonderful lighting.
A wonderful photographic capture and an equally informative and finely written descriptive! Thank you for sharing your experiences! Very much appreciated!
Sehr interessant!
so intense to thoughts as what the mind learns brings so much more wonderful capture, JL warm hugs, Linda
Great photography (with superb lighting) and story! It's a shame that you do not upload more often photographies in your gallery!
Beautiful image
En effet le jeu de lumière est super. Il faudra que tu me formes au logiciel de photos.
An amazing an beautiful picture on so many levels. The quiet concentration is a beautiful study on its own. As a piece of art, it is stunning. The contrast of these students to those in the western world is marvelous. Seems that the easier it is to gain an education, the less it is appreciated.
excellent expression and perfect lighted capture! ;o)
belle photo