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Hindi & Other Indian languages (Cont.) Posted by Nitin Kumar on Sep 30, 2010
Hindi and other Indian languages (continued) Hindi gained enthusiasm in the northern Indian states, because reputed societies for Hindi, Jan Sangh and Samyukta were active in those states. Sangh and Samyukta worked to replace English as India’s official language as soon as possible. English was used as the lingua franca in India and gained importance…
Hindi & Other Indian Languages Posted by Nitin Kumar on Sep 29, 2010
Hindi and other Indian languages For many unfamiliar with India and the Hindi language, a common misconception is that Hindi is India’s only national language and there are no other languages representative of the diverse country. Today, over 300 languages are spoken in India across its 28 states and 7 union territories. In fact, neither…