Languages
Arts & Culture · भाषाएं · 12 facts
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Hindi is the most spoken language in India
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22 languages are listed in Eighth Schedule of Indian Constitution
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Sanskrit is the oldest Indo-European language used in Vedas
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Tamil is one of the oldest living languages in the world
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Devanagari script is used for Hindi, Sanskrit, and Marathi
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Bengali is the second most spoken language in India
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Classical language status given to Tamil, Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia
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Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santhali added to 8th Schedule in 2003
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Sindhi was added to 8th Schedule in 1967 (21st Amendment)
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English is used as subsidiary official language in India
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Konkani and Manipuri were added in 1992 (71st Amendment)
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Urdu is official language of Jammu & Kashmir and Telangana