A man from Bengaluru said he was not allowed to park his car because he spoke in Hindi. The man, Arpit Bhayani, who works as a software engineer at Google, later said that English should be made the main language in India.
In a post on LinkedIn, Arpit shared, “Today, I was denied parking just because I asked someone to move in Hindi.” He also said that even in small towns and villages, many parents prefer sending their children to English-medium schools. He questioned people who talk about saving regional languages and cultures. “Are you sending your kids to schools that teach in your local language, or are they going to English-medium schools?” he asked.

Arpit said that many young people are now more comfortable speaking in English than in their mother tongues. He added that this trend is more common in cities, and rural areas will soon follow. He also pointed out that English is already used in most parts of daily life, on apps, websites, packaging, ads, in schools, and at work. “So, why not just make English a required language for everyone?” he asked.

Arpit Bhayani, a Google software engineer, continued his LinkedIn post by saying that many people in India already have some knowledge of English because it’s widely used in daily life. He believes that if English became the common language across India, communication between states would be easier, and people would stop wasting time on language-related fights. Instead, the focus could shift to real issues like infrastructure, jobs, research, climate change, healthcare, and corruption.

His post got a lot of attention on social media. One user praised him for walking away from the argument, calling it a wise decision. Another user pointed out how India is still divided over things like religion, caste, and now language, even as the world moves forward with technology like AI.

One person suggested that India should officially adopt one common language, like English, to avoid conflicts between people who speak different regional languages. They added that Indian schools and jobs already push the youth towards English, and many talented Indians move to the West for better opportunities.This incident also happened just two days after another language-related issue in Bengaluru, where an SBI bank manager refused to speak in Kannada. In response, Karnataka’s Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to make language training mandatory for bank staff.