Is Hindi really a language?

Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with the English language. As a linguistic variety, Hindi is the fourth most-spoken first language in the world, after Mandarin, Spanish and English.

How many Hindi states are there in India?

nine Indian states
The Hindi belt is sometimes also used to refer to nine Indian states whose official language is Standard Hindi, namely Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and the union territory of Chandigarh and the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

Why is only Hindi being accused of imposition in India?

One can ask, points 3–12 have English along with Hindi and why only Hindi is being accused of Imposition; answer is simple, English isn’t mother tongue of Indian population and even if someone residing in India has it as mother tongue-their \% is very less. When Hindi speaking people have mother tongue advantage in all these places, this is unfair.

Do you consider Marathi movies as a Hindi imposition?

Not to forget, Marathi is very similar to Hindi & uses the same script (Devanagari) and hence any form of Hindi imposition hardly affects me personally. I have been reviewing & recommending Hindi movies, serials & books over the years.

Why is RTI mostly in Hindi and not in English?

Many services like RTI are in Hindi and English ….. One can ask, points 3–12 have English along with Hindi and why only Hindi is being accused of Imposition; answer is simple, English isn’t mother tongue of Indian population and even if someone residing in India has it as mother tongue-their \% is very less.

Why do many politicians from Maharashtra/Gujarat answer in Hindi instead of Marathi?

Many politicians from Maharashtra/Gujarat answer in Hindi when interviewed in English rather than Marathi/Gujarati, so they have taken up Hindi over their own language. (Politicians from Punjab, West Bengal and South don’t do this.) 4. How Hindi has become defacto many times due to above points.