English is the international language; to preach Krishna consciousness worldwide, we must use the language everyone understands.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Room Conversation — April 20, 1974, Hyderabad 740420R1-HYDERABAD [12:34 Minutes] Conv_740420R1-HYDERABAD Prabhupāda: ...Kerala? Eh? Indian man (1): Yes. Prabhupāda: You said that one gentleman, his name is Adhyatma? Indian man (1): He was blaspheming our Society. He was saying [indistinct]. Prabhupāda: I can understand that he is not very favorable. But still, you said that we hate Hindi.
You have said like that. Don't say like that, because there may be one... Because preaching means we have to preach amongst the rascals, but you do not become rascal. He may be...
But who will read outside Hindi? Therefore, Guru Mahārāja..." This should have been the reply. "If there is good customers for Hindi reading, then we can write Hindi books. But nobody will read Hindi." That should have been the reply.
Therefore we write in English. "Why Jawaharlal Nehru write his books in English? Why Dr. Radhakrishnan writes his books in English?
He has not written a single book in Hindi. Why? Why he was president? Why he was prime minister?
Why did you not criticize him?" That should have been replied, that "As soon as a book is written in English, it is for world reading. And if it is written in Hindi, who is going to read except a few people like you? Why still, Indians, they are sending their children for education through English?" You know that? There are so many English-medium school.
Is it not? Yes. Why? Why they are anxious?