Embracing Esperanto I was intrigued by the comment of your reader
who feels that Esperanto could
never become a world language since "it has no cultural history, no indigenous literature and no monolinguals or even first-language speakers." In India, many like me long for just such a soulless lingua franca. Our country is ravaged by linguistic chauvinism and burdened by the uncompromising and belligerent supporters of some 15 major languages and more than 500 dialects. The rich cultural and literary heritages of many of those tongues ironically serve as fuel for the fires of hatred. Salvation perhaps lies in a language that ensures equity by being emotionally barren and alien to each group.
(Singanallur N. Srikanth Madras)
By Fausto Fabio de Araujo