Language/Hindi/Culture/Linguistic-Diversity
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INDIA AND ITS LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY
India is diverse in terms of culture, practices, cuisines, languages,festival, sects and many more.
But one thing that makes it even more special is it's linguistic diversity.
We have 22 Scheduled languages (Constitutionally protected) and about 122 major and 1600 other mother tongues.
But ironically we don't have any National Language.
Here is a list of most popular languages of respective states of India:
Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages:Hindi Culture → Indian Festivals and Holidays → Major Festivals, Hindi Culture: Indian Festivals and Holidays: Public Holidays, Pranayama : Way of Life & Ayurveda : Introduction.
S.n | State | Official Language | Second Official Language(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1. | West Bengal | Bengali and English | Nepali, Urdu, Hindi, Odia, Santali, Rajbanshi, Kurmali, Punajbi, Kamtapuri, Kurukh, and Telugu |
2. | Uttarakhand | Hindi | Sanskrit |
3. | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi | Urdu |
4. | Tripura | Bengali, English, and Kokborok | – |
5. | Telangana | Telugu | Urdu |
6. | Tamil Nadu | Tamil | English |
7. | Sikkim | English, Nepali, Sikkimese, and Lepcha | Gurung, Mukhia, Newari, Rai, Limbu, Magar, Sherpa, and Tamang |
8. | Rajasthan | Hindi | – |
9. | Punjab | Punjabi | – |
10. | Odisha | Odia | – |
11. | Nagaland | English | – |
12. | Mizoram | Mizo | English and Hindi |
13. | Meghalaya | English | Khasi and Garo |
14. | Manipur | Manipuri | English |
15. | Maharashtra | Marathi | – |
16. | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi | – |
17. | Kerala | Malayalam | English |
18. | Karnataka | Kannada | English |
19. | Jharkhand | Hindi | Angika, Bengali, Khortha, Kurmali, Kurukh, Bhojpuri, Ho, Kharia, Magahi, Maithili, Mundari, Santali, Nagpuri, Odia, and Urdu |
20. | Himachal Pradesh | Hindi | Sanskrit |
21. | Haryana | Hindi | English and Punjabi |
22. | Gujarat | Gujarati | Hindi |
23. | Goa | Konkani and English | Marathi |
24. | Chhattisgarh | Hindi | Chhattisgarhi |
25. | Bihar | Hindi | Urdu |
26. | Assam | Assamese | Bengali and Bodo |
27. | Arunachal Pradesh | English | – |
28. | Andhra Pradesh | Telugu | English |
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Visual Arts : Ajanta Paintings
- Yoga
- Ayurveda : Introduction
- Rivers
- Pranayama : Way of Life
- Festivals
- Vegetarian Food in India
- Marriage in India
- Drinking Alcohol in India