Languages of India
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Miscellaneous Information on Languages in India
| The number of languages recognised by the Indian Constitution is | 22 |
| As per Article 343(1) of the Indian Constitution, the official language of India is | Hindi in Devanagari script |
| At the inception of Indian constitution in 1950, the number of recognised languages was | 14 |
| The languages which were added to the Eighth Schedule are | Sindhi, Konkani, Nepali, Manipuri, Maithili, Dogri, Bodo and Santhali. |
| Number of identifiable mother tongues as per Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation report of 2011 | 234 |
| The first language to be conferred the status of a Classical Language | Tamil |
| Other languages which have been conferred the status of a Classical Language | Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Bengali and Assamese |
| The official language of Nagaland is | English |
| The official language of Jammu and Kashmir | Urdu |
| The official language of Goa | Konkani |
| The official language of the Supreme Court and High Court as prescribed by the Constitution of India is | English |
| The principal languages of Lakshdweep are | Jeseri (Dweep Bhasha) and Mahal |
| Foreign language commonly spoken in Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry) is | French |
| The two States which have Sanskrit as one of their official languages | Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh |
| The Indian language known as the 'Italian of the East' is | Telugu |
| The principal languages of the Andaman & Nicobar islands are | Hindi, Nicobarese, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu. |
| English is not in the list of recognised languages | |
Institutions for promotion of Languages in India
| Institution | Location |
|---|---|
| Central Institute of Hindi (Kendriya Hindi Sansthan) | Agra, U.P. |
| Central Institute of Indian Languages | Mysore, Karnataka |
| Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya | Wardha, Maharashtra |
| English and Foreign Languages University | Hyderabad, A.P. |
| Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan | New Delhi |
| Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth | New Delhi |
| Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth | Tirupathi |
| Maulana Azad National Urdu University | Hyderabad |
| Central Institute of Classical Tamil | Chennai |
| Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Telugu | Nellore |
Lead the Competition
Quiz on Languages
1. Which was the first language to be conferred the status of a classical language?
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