1. INTRODUCTION
implementation, the Formula itself was diluted by different states,
which resulted in its several versions. The Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC) has made a provision for the use of languages
of the Eighth Schedule as alternative media for competitive
examinations, but, in the absence of adequate study materials in
Hindi and regional languages, English continues to reign supreme as
the only viable medium of examinations. Hindi is taught to the
officers and staff of the Central service during their in-service
training, but there is no urgency for its use as long as English
continues as an associate official language. The Resolution makes
important recommendations, but in the absence of an effective
action plan and a sense of urgency on the part of the agencies
involved, these recommendations are not implemented properly.
Hindi has a significant role in education. It is used as a subject of
study as well as a medium of education in India from the primary
level to the university level in all the Hindi-speaking states in India.
It is also used as a medium for technical education at the lower
levels. Various organizations at the Union and state levels are
engaged in the preparation of textbooks and supplementary
instructional materials in Hindi. English continues to be a preferred
medium of instruction for science and technology at the higher
levels.
Hindi has a prominent role in both electronic and print media. Hindi
is widely used in programs on radio and television and in films. The
language style of Hindi used in electronic media is close to the
spoken variety of so-called Hindustani. In the print media, styles
vary from high Hindi to that commonly understood by the Hindi-
Urdu speech community. Whereas a few newspapers and periodicals
prefer high Hindi or the Sanskritized style, others prefer to use the
Urdu vocabulary. A large number of newspapers, periodicals, and
journals are published in Hindi.
1.6. Grammars in Hindi
Beginning in the eighteenth century, Hindi has a long tradition of
grammatical literature which falls under the categories of (a)
traditional grammars, (b) comparative and historical grammars, and
(c) modern linguistic grammars. Bhatia (1987) provides a critical
survey of the Hindi grammatical tradition. Traditional grammars
describe the language using the traditional framework of Sanskrit