Originally posted by: HereAsMyself
It is passive of us to come together and celebrate through English simply because it is the language that dominates the globe and we all accept the status quo.
Efforts to promote writing and poetic expression in multiple Indian languages on India Forums would be a more active demonstration of pride in our diversity and independence.
It's a nice idea, but how do you propose we do this?
I, for example, could write in Bengali; you, in Sanskrit. But neither of us would be able to read each other's work.
A Google Translate feature was added to the fan fiction section a few months ago. Scroll to the bottom of any page and you'll see a drop-down menu for Select Language.
Although my stories are written in English, I include Marathi dialogues (transliterated into Roman alphabet) with English translations, so that my characters who are a Marathi family always speak their own language in private.
Some of my readers say that they read the Marathi words and then check the English translation to make sure that they understood correctly.
I am looking for someone who could translate my English dialogues into Telugu for the family of Telugu speakers in my story.
While my poem on Netaji is my only original writing in Saṃskṛta on India Forums so far, my other fan fictions include Saṃskṛta verses in Roman alphabet, followed by English translations.
Through my Mahābhārata fan fictions, I am making the effort to familiarize my readers with the original Saṃskṛta text.
It will take conscious effort to bring out the potential of diverse Indian languages in the fan fiction section, but we can all experiment with ideas.
Your poem must be published in the Fan Fictions section and have a title, along with the following hashtags: 
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