Hindi profanity

The Hindi language employs a large number of profanity across the Hindi-speaking diaspora. Idiomatic expressions, particularly profanity, are not always directly translatable into other languages, and make little sense even when they are translatable. Many English translation may not offer the full meaning of profanity used in the context.[1]

Hindi profanities often contain references to incest and notions of honor.[2] Hindi profanities may have origins in Persian, Urdu, or Sanskrit.[3] Hindi profanity can be used to promote racism, sexism, offend someone, etc. Hindi slurs are extensively used in social medias in Hinglish, although use of Devanagari script for throwing slurs is on rise.[4]

Public reception

Although, Hindi profanities are used colloquially, few censorship attempts have been made. Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chairman Pahlaj Nihalani reportedly sent the Producers' Association and Regional Officers a list of censored words that could not be used in films. This has sparked many controversy.[5]

References
  1. Varma, Amit (2008-04-29). "On Hindi Swear Words". India Uncut. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  2. Daniyal, Shoaib. "Why dogs and puppies are swear words in India: A short guide to Hindi profanity for the BJP". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  3. All, Aakar Patel | Reply to (2010-05-21). "The complex origins of our favourite 'gaalis'". mint. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  4. "DHOT-Repository and Classification of Offensive Tweets in the Hindi Language". Procedia Computer Science. 171: 2324–2333. 2020-01-01. doi:10.1016/j.procs.2020.04.252. ISSN 1877-0509.
  5. "Here's a list of words banned by the Censor Board of India". Deccan Chronicle. 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
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