Shashi Tharoor Takes Up PM Modi’s Language Challenge & Twitter Can’t Keep Calm

There is no denying the fact that the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the capability of making things simple and he has done something of this sort while addressing a conclave through video conferencing.

On Friday, PM Modi spoke in Manorama News Conclave which was taking place in Kochi, Kerala, but PM Modi attended it via a video link. While speaking in the conclave, he put forth a suggestion and asked people to use the power of language to unite. He said that languages have been used for selfish interests so far and urged people to now use them for getting united. As per PM Modi, it can be done by posting one word in 10-12 languages which are spoken in India and in this manner, a person will be able to learn 300 new words in different languages in a year.

The suggestion was liked by many, including the Congress leader and Kerala MP Shashi Tharoor who is known for his linguistic skills, wit and sense of humour. Shashi liked PM Modi’s suggestion a lot and welcomed it as he felt that it is a departure from Hindi dominance.

Shashi Tharoor also decided to take up this #LanguageChallenge and from now on, he would post one word daily in three languages – Hindi, English and Malayalam. He took to the micro-blogging site Twitter and made a couple of tweets in this connection.

His first tweet read,

“Prime Minister @NarendraModi ended his speech at the #manoramanewsconclave by suggesting we all learn one new word a day from an Indian language other than our own. I welcome this departure from Hindi dominance &gladly take him up on this #LanguageChallenge.”

1/2 PrimeMinister @NarendraModi ended his speech at the #manoramanewsconclave by suggesting we all learn one new word a day from an Indian language other than our own. I welcome this departure from Hindi dominance &gladly take him up on this #LanguageChallenge.

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 30, 2019

In the second tweet, Shashi Tharoor wrote,

“In response to the PM’s #LanguageChallenge, I will tweet a word daily in English, Hindi & Malayalam. Others can do this in other languages. Here is the 1st one:

Pluralism (English)

बहुलवाद

bahulavaad (Hindi)

ബഹുവചനം

bahuvachanam (Malayalam)”

2/2 In response to the PM’s #LanguageChallenge, I will tweet a word daily in English, Hindi & Malayalam. Others can do this in other languages. Here is the 1st one:
Pluralism (English)
बहुलवाद
bahulavaad (Hindi)
ബഹുവചനം
bahuvachanam (Malayalam)

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 30, 2019

This is how Twitter users reacted to the tweets made by Shashi Tharoor:

#1

I absolutely adored the your choice of word to kickstart this #newwordinanotherlanguage challenge. Very apt. pic.twitter.com/wQ9EAYgiFg

— Annie S K (@piklismomma) August 30, 2019

#2

An occasional Bengali one would please us no end

— Partha Kar (@parthaskar) August 30, 2019

#3

Bahuvachanam is simply "plural" not pluralism. But nice try.

— The Accidental Gandhi (@ClownPrinceG) August 30, 2019

#4

Interesting! Kudos . Bahuvachanam is not the correct meaning of 'pluralism'. Bahuvachanam means 'Plural', the opposite of 'singular'. The correct meaning of Pluralism should be ബഹുത്വം, ie a condition or system in which two or more states, groups, principles, etc., coexist.

— Jyotsna (@PplOfIndia) August 30, 2019

#5

Will look forward to your wordplay every morning at breakfast. Hope Modi Ji learns Malayalam from you!

— Jyotsna (@PplOfIndia) August 30, 2019

#6

There are many related words….English to malayalam translation could be tricky…..

Guess/surmise/conjecture/conjure/assume/suppose.

All the above broadly mean the same… But they are different

— Arun Mathews (@meetmrmathews) August 30, 2019

#7

i doubt bahuvachanam would be exact translation of pluralism, haven't seen anyone use the word

— Jasoos Kutty (@JasoosKutty) August 30, 2019

#8

Great we can learn some malyalam … with his dangerous english

— Shubham sharma (@Shubchamoli) August 30, 2019

#9

Alright that's a good initiative…
Here is my first word.#Kakistocracy govt of Machiavellian demagogues.
Nothing to do with current so called democratic dispensation

— Kazim Aqeel (@kazimaqeel3) August 30, 2019

#10

We had to handle your occult English till now, now malayalam too

— Prashanth Pillai (@PrashantPillai) August 30, 2019

#11

Sir, please don't learn. Apki English ne already hi bahut paresan kar rakha hai.

— Neeraj Verma (@NeerajV00235126) August 30, 2019

#12

Now it's obvious sir for you to take this challenge as even oxford dictionary can not defeat you in any such challenges

— Swapnil Gawande (@sjgawande) August 30, 2019

So are you taking part in this #LanguageChallenge?

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