One’s attachment to one’s language or rather, one’s mother tongue is quite natural but when it crosses all limits and tends to ignore or condemn other languages, the love becomes blind and self-defeating. These people, especially the purists among them would not allow any new words or phrases to enter into their beloved language, if those words or phrases are from some other language. No language is perfect and it is difficult to keep pace with the rapid progress of science and technology which produce new words at regular intervals. If the purists are adamant, they are forced to coin an alternative word (which could be understood only by them!). On the other hand, there are those who enrich their language by borrowing the widely accepted new words. The linguistic fanatics are so attached to their language that they want it to become the monarch of all it surveys in their states so that the people as a whole will be left with no choice. Of course they have the blessings of most of the politicians. The modern generation is aware of the fact that it will be of great help to them if they learn a couple of other languages and, of course an international language as well. In view of this, the younger generation in India must assert their right to learn other languages including an international language.