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The committee was constituted by the Government of India to consider demands for the categorisation of languages as Classical languages. In 2004, Tamil became the first language to be recognised as a classical language of India. As of 2024, 11 languages have been recognised as classical languages of India.
Odia (formerly spelled Oriya) [207] is the only modern language officially recognized as a classical language from the Indo-Aryan group. Odia is primarily spoken and has official language status in the Indian state of Odisha and has over 40 million speakers. It was declared as a classical language of India in 2014.
States and union territories of India by the spoken first language [1] [note 1]. The Republic of India is home to several hundred languages.Most Indians speak a language belonging to the families of the Indo-Aryan branch of Indo-European (c. 77%), the Dravidian (c. 20.61%), the Austroasiatic (precisely Munda and Khasic) (c. 1.2%), or the Sino-Tibetan (precisely Tibeto-Burman) (c. 0.8%), with ...
In the year 1972, Meitei language was given the recognition by the National Sahitya Akademi, the highest Indian body of language and literature, as one of the major Indian languages. [88] [89] On 20 August 1992, Meitei language was included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India and made one of the languages with official status in ...
Classical Language in India" is an official status within the Republic of India, awarded by the Government of India. It is without direct relation to the usual definition of "classical language" (viz., a specific classical register within a larger literary tradition), for which see Category:Classical languages.
The Official Languages Act, 1963 which came into effect on 26 January 1965, made provision for the continuation of English as an official language alongside Hindi. [2] In 1968, the official language resolution was passed by the Parliament of India. As per the resolution, the Government of India was obligated to take measures for the development ...
Lists of states of India by number of speakers of the languages (11 P) M. Maithili language (4 C, 7 P) Malayalam language (16 C, 43 P) ... Classical languages of India;
Classical Chinese (3 C, 11 P) G. Ancient Greek (14 C, 47 P) I. Classical Language in India (9 C, 12 P) M. ... Pages in category "Classical languages"