India, July 10 -- Amid the ongoing debate over language politics in states like Karnataka and Maharashtra, a video from Gujarat is winning hearts online. While Karnataka has seen violence flare over the imposition of Kannada in public life and Maharashtra continues to grapple with the assertion of Marathi in official and social spaces, the viral clip from Gujarat shows locals affably agreeing to speak in Hindi with a man who cannot speak Gujarati.

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The video was shared on Instagram one day ago by content creator Jai Punjabi, who interviewed several locals in Gujarat. At the beginning of each interview, he candidly admitted that...