A dimension within Language & Youth Learning
This theme centers on the critical importance of preserving and educating about native languages and mother tongues as part of cultural heritage.
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Our native language can be spoken by the next generation if we preserve and promote these languages from now on and impart knowledge to the next generation.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We believe our mother tongue should continue to be spoken by the next generation, and we will strive to ensure its preservation.
— gobardhan pangi
We should teach our children the disappearing language of our Khadia community and also preserve it traditionally.
— Anupama Mahanand · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
If we protect and preserve our language tradition and use the language, then the next generation will also learn and use it.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
We hope that our mother tongue will continue to be spoken by the next generation.
— AbhiLL Ipsa
We should protect our mother tongue tradition.
— Krushna Sisa · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha
Our native language can only be spoken by the next generation if we protect it and give it special status.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Our language, our native language, is disappearing. So, we will speak it in our homes, then perform cultural activities and teach our children from our native place. Only then will it survive.
— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
It is essential to preserve our mother tongue.
— AbhiLL Ipsa
We believe that our native language will hardly be spoken by the next generation if we do not preserve our culture and language; it will be lost.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We should protect our culture so that future generations come to know about this traditional culture and knowledge, and they do not forget their language. If we do not protect it, the indigenous community will be lost.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
If we want to preserve our language, tradition, dance, and songs, we must teach them to the next generation.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
The language of the farming community is being lost; we should speak it within the family to teach our children.
— Laxmi Bagh · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
Our native language will continue to be spoken by our generation. If the government encourages us to protect this language, cinema should be in our language, education should be in our language, even in schools and colleges.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
The Khadia language is disappearing, our children do not know how to speak the language. If spoken in the family, children will learn, and our language will survive.
— Laxmi Bagh · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
If our next generation wants to preserve its native language, then it should be taught and studied in schools, colleges, and other educational institutions.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Nowadays, our linguistic culture and traditions are gradually disappearing, therefore, it is very important to promote them or ensure their preservation.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Day by day, the younger generation is hesitant to speak our own language, and we will revive it.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
Since the script of our Oram language is being neglected, we should teach it to our children.
— Anupama Mahanand · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
We have to preserve our culture so that the coming generation can use it.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Instead of letting our Kharia language remain hidden, we should teach it to our children.
— Anupama Mahanand
Khadia language is my mother tongue, it is disappearing in the current generation. To preserve it, it should be taught in families and schools.
— Laxmi Bagh · Sundargarh, Odisha
We must preserve our culture so that future generations can use Sanskrit and incorporate it into their daily lives.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
The knowledge of our spoken languages is passed down to the next generation.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
We should preserve our culture. Our children should also embrace and know that culture.
— Pankajini Chhatria
Khadia language is disappearing, if we talk with our parents in the family, our language will survive, language is the identity of our society.
— Laxmi Bagh · Sundargarh, Odisha
We should preserve our culture because it is important to raise our next generation and for them to know.
— Pankajini Chhatria
Language, song, and dance are disappearing, the next generation should preserve them.
— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
We preserve our linguistic traditions.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
We must inform the coming generations, our children, about our heritage and old traditions so that we do not abandon them.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our traditional language songs should be new/renewed. Today, we want to preserve our community's language, songs, and dances so that our children can learn about them.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
Our traditional language songs should be new/renewed. Today, we want to preserve our community's language, songs, and dances so that our children can learn about them.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
We can preserve our traditions and script well, so that our children can also cherish them.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
Today's generation has started forgetting our spoken language, culture, customs, and traditions. It is important to save them to keep alive the practices of our ancestors.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We have to maintain our culture so that future generations can use it.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
By learning the language, dance, and songs of the past, we will preserve our language and tradition.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
We should preserve our culture so that future generations know about it and the culture remains alive.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
We have maintained our tribal lifestyle well, but our sons and grandsons no longer speak our own language. Therefore, it seems necessary to preserve the culture.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
Our Kharia language is now being forgotten by the children. That's why we want to teach the Kharia language.
— Anupama Mahanand
To preserve our culture, we must first speak in our own language and also conduct marriages according to our original culture.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
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