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The constitution gives the power to authorise the use of Hindi, or the state's official language in proceedings of the High Court to the Governor, rather than the state legislature and requires the Governor to obtain the consent of the President of India, who in these matters acts on the advice of the Government of India. The Official Languages ...
Draft Schedule VII-A (Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India 1950) was discussed in the Constituent Assembly on 12, 13 and 14 September 1949. This Schedule concerned Draft Articles 301B and 301I of the Draft Constitution of Indian 1948. It listed out the official languages of India. The Draft Schedule was not part of the Draft ...
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- Introduction
- Languages Under The Indian Constitution
- The Eighth Schedule
- Reasons to Recognise Official Languages in India
- Issues with The Adoption of Different Languages
- Conclusion
- References
In 2016, by midnight, all Rs.500 and Rs.1000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi series ceased to be legal tender. According to the government, these notes were demonetised to curb corruption and the inflow of black money in the market. Eventually, new notes were introduced in the market but with Devanagari numeralsalongside international numerals. Thi...
Difference between Official and National Language
A national language of a nation is restricted to accommodate various identities and their differences. This is often associated with the ‘one nation, one language’ goal of the country. It is different from official languages. In India, there might be confusion over the difference between national and official language since the common perception of people is that Hindi is the national language of India. Hindi is one of our regional languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. It i...
Official language under Part XVII of the Constitution
Part XVII of the Constitution deals with official language under which, Article 343specifies that the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script along with the international form of the Indian numerals. But, notwithstanding this, English will continue to be used for all official purposes of the Union for a period of fifteen years from the commencement of the Constitution that is till 25th January 1965. Further, the President has the power to authorise the use of the Hi...
Article 344 and the Eighth Scheduleof the Constitution gives adequate representation and recognition to the linguistic diversity in India. The Eighth Schedule recognises 23 languages, namely: (1) Assamese, (2) Bengali, (3) Gujarati, (4) Hindi, (5) Kannada, (6) Kashmiri, (7) Konkani, (8) Malayalam, (9) Manipuri, (10) Marathi, (11) Nepali, (12) Oriya...
The Munshi-Ayyangar formula was a sort of compromise that the Constituent Assembly agreed on because, first, it was necessary as against the demand of the various groups to recognise their language. Second, this compromise offered stability as the country had just become independent from the rule of Britain and it needed to find its own voice and s...
The English-Hindi class divide
One of the most apparent issues in regards to language in India is the disparity in terms of socio-economic disadvantages between those who can speak and write English versus those who cannot. It is a preconceived notion attached to English which is considered as the language of the rich and the marker of status. While the recognition of English is consistent throughout the world, in India it is associated with upper-class status and privileged education. I say privileged because not all clas...
Linguistic chauvinism: one country one language v. federalism
The three-language formula has also been recommended to continue in the National Education Policy 2020. But since language is a state subject, Tamil Nadu has refused to accept this formula. The Tamil Nadu government has been following a two-language formula which is English and Tamil as two languages of the state. Most of the states have not accepted this formula which could have been seen as a way to maintain inter-state communications.
No set criteria for qualifying a language under the Eighth Schedule
There are other issues with the recognition of scheduled languages which is that there are no standard criteria that are followed to include a particular language within the framework of the constitutional protection. Since this is still the case, it becomes discriminatory as against the demand of recognising other languages such as Bhojpuri, Gujjar, English, and Rajasthani to name a few. These are also the languages spoken by people in India irrespective of whether the number of speakers is...
India is a land known for accommodating unique linguistic identities and cultures. Till now, the delicate balance of accommodating all and offending none has been maintained. But recent decisions of including Devanagari numerals in the new notes seems to be politically motivated. The issue is not with using the Devanagari numerals. The issue is tha...
- Rachit Garg
Incredible India. India portal. v. t. e. Languages spoken in the Republic of India belong to several language families, the major ones being the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by 78.05% of Indians and the Dravidian languages spoken by 19.64% of Indians; [5] [6] both families together are sometimes known as Indic languages.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE RELATED PART-17 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA CHAPTER I - LANGUAGE OF THE UNION. Article 120: Language to be used in Parliament - Notwithstanding anything in part XVII, but subject to the provisions of article 348, business in Parliament shall be transacted in Hindi or in English:
Feb 17, 2022 · India is a democratic Republic. It has a Constitution, which has different languages listed as Official Languages. It includes Language of the Union, Regional Languages, Language of the judiciary ...
The languages of India primarily belong to two major linguistic families, Indo-European (whose branch Indo-Aryan is spoken by about 75 percent of the population) and Dravidian (spoken by about 25 percent). Other languages spoken in India come mainly from the Austro-Asiatic and Tibeto-Burman linguistic families, as well as a few language isolates.
