Kashmiri language has potential to fight linguistic imperialism, Says scholars
Bandipora, 21 Feb: Speakers on Sunday said that growing capitalism and consumers is a threat to the indigenous languages besides affecting the existential identity of humanity in the global world.
Speaking on the International Mother Language day here in Bandipora Speakers said that the Kashmiri Language has a potential to fight linguistic imperialism spreading in different shapes within the present global world.
Mir Tariq Rasool a Scholar and Linguistic Activist said that the linguistic history of different languages is witness to the fact that a language evolves and declines due to various social, political, cultural and economic reasons prevalent in a particular nation.
Mir was speaking during a literary event organized by Literary Forum Bandipora in collaboration with the Department of Education in GHS auditorium.
Explaining linguistic imperialism, Mir said that capitalism and consumerism are the greatest threats to indigenous languages across the global world.
“Every language has particular, cultural, civilization and set of values concealed within the linguistic expression of that language, so to keep the linguistic health of a language the hidden culture and values needs to be maintained in a proper way” Mir said.
“Indigenous languages are under a conscious target to imposes a capitalist languages across the world, this imposition is carried out under the garb of consumerism and capitalism, Mir said
Mir brief about the socio-cultural aspects of Kashmiri language said that being a culturally rich language, Kashmiri have a potential of withstanding any linguistic threat.
Earlier Sufi Showkat President Literary Forum Bandipora discussed the economic aspect of language.
Sufi said that Language is a commodity now and every language is being used as means of commodification.
“To revive and fit the Kashmiri language in contemporary worldview, we need to explore the economic aspects and prospects of this langue” Sufi Said.
Poet and Scholar Shahbaz Hakbari while presenting the presidential address said that the Kashmiri language has its own history and culture.
“The development of Kashmir language is properly possible, if the younger generation gets acquainted with the basic values and social aspects of Kashmiri language” Hakbari said.
GM Zahid and Ishfaq Samoon presented two on the occasion .Mir Dachigami and Zonal Education Officer Muhammad Sayed Shah also spoke on the occasion, while Mansoor Muntazir Secretary LFB carried the proceedings.Later a two poetic session were held during the event.Frst session was presided by Said Rampuri and second descion was head by Muhammad Akbar Miskeen. Children from different schools also performed during the occasion.
