Language is one of the most resilient components of culture. Though many languages have disappeared over the course of ...

India’s government recently released the linguistic data from the latest 2011 census. The results confirm previous data, as well as anecdotal trends: the continuing explosion of Hindi, the growth of ...

India is a country with many languages threatened with extinction, due to the fact they were not transmitted from generation to generation, which is why we bring you the list of the top 15 critically ...

On a warm April morning, in the minutes after roll call ends and before lessons begin, the classroom is buzzing with energy. It’s one of two classrooms in a primary school surrounded by sal trees deep ...

Postdoctoral researcher in the School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures and Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics, University of Galway India is a home to numerous ancient and ...

Why Can’t India Have More Official Languages like Singapore, Switzerland? BENGALURU (IANS) – The call for the usage of Hindi by the states by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has triggered a debate among ...

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In his inaugural address at a conclave on “Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recognized the importance of mother tongue. He ...

Officially recognised languages in India: India is a country with a rich variety of languages and cultures. There is a unique language to each Indian state. The Constitution recognises a total of 22 ...

The Santhali language, which was included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution through the 92nd Amendment Act, 2003, is one of the most ancient living languages of India.

Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a two-part series. Read part one here. While Hindi is doing well in India, the other official languages of India are also still going strong. In particular ...