[saumil07]

For what it's worth - the backlash is still kind of the case in the South (not speaking statistically, just from personal experience). I grew up around Mumbai and traveled to the southern part of the country 5 years ago where Hindi is not the native tongue.

Hindi was not particularly well-spoken nor was it always well-received by the other person. We wound up talking in English most of the time.

[dsw2]

In South Africa, many Tamil Hindus, when asked what their religion is, say "Tamil", not "Hindu". "Hindu" to them, refers to Hindus of North Indian descent (of Gujarati and Hindi origin). Since their ancestors came to South Africa more than 150 years ago, this sort of separatist instinct seems to long predate modern India.

http://www.quora.com/Hinduism/In-South-Africa-many-people-of...