I fu8kin hate the word "Pradesh" in our state's name .
I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and honestly it’s getting annoying.
Why do we still have “Pradesh” in Andhra Pradesh? It literally comes from Hindi/Sanskrit usage, and it feels like a leftover from a time when Hindi influence was pushed more strongly into non-Hindi regions. Andhra has its own identity, language, and history—why should the name reflect something that doesn’t even belong to Telugu culture?
And this connects to a bigger issue. There’s this weird mindset in India where people act like Hindi is the “national language” (it’s not), and Hindi speakers are somehow the default or superior. You see it everywhere—movies, media, even casual conversations.
If you don’t speak Hindi, suddenly you’re “less Indian”? That makes zero sense.
India is supposed to be diverse. Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam—these languages have rich histories that go way deeper than just being “regional.”
It’s not about hating Hindi or Hindi speakers. It’s about questioning why one language and culture is constantly put on a pedestal while others are expected to adjust.
Wouldn’t it make more sense to embrace linguistic equality instead of this subtle hierarchy?
(i used AI to reform sentence )