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	[[Hindi]] is the official language in India with the largest number of speakers.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Languages by number of speakers according to 1991 census\|publisher= Central Institute of Indian Languages\|url=http://www.ciil.org/Main/Languages/map4.htm\|accessdate=August 2, 2007}}</ref> It is the official language of the union.<ref>Mallikarjun, B. (Nov., 2004), [http://www.languageinindia.com/nov2004/mallikarjunmalaysiapaper1.html Fifty Years of Language Planning for Modern Hindi–The Official Language of India], [http://www.languageinindia.com/index.html ''Language in India''], Volume 4, Number 11. ISSN 1930-2940.</ref> Native speakers of Hindi represent about 41% of the Indian population (2001 Indian census). English is also used, mostly for business and in the administration. It has the status of a 'subsidiary official language'.<ref name=English-subsidiary>{{cite web\|title=Notification No. 2/8/60-O.L. (Ministry of Home Affairs), dated 27 April, 1960\|url=http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm\|accessdate=July 4, 2007\|archive-date=October 6, 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006230547/http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The constitution also recognises 21 other languages. Either many people speak those languages, or they have been recognised to be very important for Indian culture. The number of [[wikt:dialect\|dialect]]s in India is as high as 1,652.		[[Hindi]] is the official language in India with the largest number of speakers.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Languages by number of speakers according to 1991 census\|publisher= Central Institute of Indian Languages\|url=http://www.ciil.org/Main/Languages/map4.htm\|accessdate=August 2, 2007}}</ref> It is the official language of the union.<ref>Mallikarjun, B. (Nov., 2004), [http://www.languageinindia.com/nov2004/mallikarjunmalaysiapaper1.html Fifty Years of Language Planning for Modern Hindi–The Official Language of India], [http://www.languageinindia.com/index.html ''Language in India''], Volume 4, Number 11. ISSN 1930-2940.</ref> Native speakers of Hindi represent about 41% of the Indian population (2001 Indian census). English is also used, mostly for business and in the administration. It has the status of a 'subsidiary official language'.<ref name=English-subsidiary>{{cite web\|title=Notification No. 2/8/60-O.L. (Ministry of Home Affairs), dated 27 April, 1960\|url=http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm\|accessdate=July 4, 2007\|archive-date=October 6, 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006230547/http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The constitution also recognises 21 other languages. Either many people speak those languages, or they have been recognised to be very important for Indian culture. The number of [[wikt:dialect\|dialect]]s in India is as high as 1,652.

	In the south of India, many people speak [[Kannada]], [[Telugu]], [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]]. In the north, many people speak [[Chhattisgarh]]i, [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]], and [[Marathi language\|Marathi]], [[Odia]] and [[Bihar]]i. In North East, people speak [[Assamese language\|Assamese]], [[Manipuri language\|Manipuri]] ([[Meitei language\|Meitei]]) and others.<ref name="pandit1977">Prabodh Bechardas Pandit, "Language in a Plural Society", Dev Raj Chanana Memorial Committee, 1977.</ref><ref name="britannica1993">Robert McHenry, "The New Encyclopaedia Britannica", ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 1993.</ref>		In the south of India, many people speak [[Kannada]], [[Telugu]], [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]]. In the north, many people speak [[Chhattisgarh]]i, [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]], and [[Marathi language\|Marathi]], [[Odia language\|Odia]] and [[Bihar]]i. In North East, people speak [[Assamese language\|Assamese]], [[Manipuri language\|Manipuri]] ([[Meitei language\|Meitei]]) and others.<ref name="pandit1977">Prabodh Bechardas Pandit, "Language in a Plural Society", Dev Raj Chanana Memorial Committee, 1977.</ref><ref name="britannica1993">Robert McHenry, "The New Encyclopaedia Britannica", ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 1993.</ref>

	India has 27 official languages. Its constitution lists the name of the country in each of the languages.<ref>{{cite web		India has 27 official languages. Its constitution lists the name of the country in each of the languages.<ref>{{cite web
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	\|'''[[Malayalam language\|Malayalam]]''' \|\| {{lang\|ml\|ഭാരതം}} \|\| ''Bhāratam''\|\| ഭാരതം ''Bhāratam''		\|'''[[Malayalam language\|Malayalam]]''' \|\| {{lang\|ml\|ഭാരതം}} \|\| ''Bhāratam''\|\| ഭാരതം ''Bhāratam''
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	\|'''[[Meitei language\|Manipuri]]''' (also Meitei or Meithei) \|\| ভারত ~~গণরাজ্য~~ \|\| \|\| ভারত		\|'''[[Meitei language\|Manipuri]]''' (also Meitei or Meithei) \|\| ꯚꯥꯔꯠ ꯂꯩꯄꯥꯛ (ভারত লৈপাক্) \|\| ''Bhārat''
			\|\| ꯚꯥꯔꯠ (ভারত) ''Bhārat''
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	\|'''[[Marathi language\|Marathi]]''' \|\| {{lang\|mr\|भारतीय प्रजासत्ताक}} \|\| ''Bhartiya Prajasattak''\|\| भारत ''Bhārat''		\|'''[[Marathi language\|Marathi]]''' \|\| {{lang\|mr\|भारतीय प्रजासत्ताक}} \|\| ''Bhartiya Prajasattak''\|\| भारत ''Bhārat''

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	[[Hindi]] is the official language in India with the largest number of speakers.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Languages by number of speakers according to 1991 census\|publisher= Central Institute of Indian Languages\|url=http://www.ciil.org/Main/Languages/map4.htm\|accessdate=August 2, 2007}}</ref> It is the official language of the union.<ref>Mallikarjun, B. (Nov., 2004), [http://www.languageinindia.com/nov2004/mallikarjunmalaysiapaper1.html Fifty Years of Language Planning for Modern Hindi–The Official Language of India], [http://www.languageinindia.com/index.html ''Language in India''], Volume 4, Number 11. ISSN 1930-2940.</ref> Native speakers of Hindi represent about 41% of the Indian population (2001 Indian census). English is also used, mostly for business and in the administration. It has the status of a 'subsidiary official language'.<ref name=English-subsidiary>{{cite web\|title=Notification No. 2/8/60-O.L. (Ministry of Home Affairs), dated 27 April, 1960\|url=http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm\|accessdate=July 4, 2007\|archive-date=October 6, 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006230547/http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The constitution also recognises 21 other languages. Either many people speak those languages, or they have been recognised to be very important for Indian culture. The number of [[wikt:dialect\|dialect]]s in India is as high as 1,652.		[[Hindi]] is the official language in India with the largest number of speakers.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Languages by number of speakers according to 1991 census\|publisher= Central Institute of Indian Languages\|url=http://www.ciil.org/Main/Languages/map4.htm\|accessdate=August 2, 2007}}</ref> It is the official language of the union.<ref>Mallikarjun, B. (Nov., 2004), [http://www.languageinindia.com/nov2004/mallikarjunmalaysiapaper1.html Fifty Years of Language Planning for Modern Hindi–The Official Language of India], [http://www.languageinindia.com/index.html ''Language in India''], Volume 4, Number 11. ISSN 1930-2940.</ref> Native speakers of Hindi represent about 41% of the Indian population (2001 Indian census). English is also used, mostly for business and in the administration. It has the status of a 'subsidiary official language'.<ref name=English-subsidiary>{{cite web\|title=Notification No. 2/8/60-O.L. (Ministry of Home Affairs), dated 27 April, 1960\|url=http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm\|accessdate=July 4, 2007\|archive-date=October 6, 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006230547/http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The constitution also recognises 21 other languages. Either many people speak those languages, or they have been recognised to be very important for Indian culture. The number of [[wikt:dialect\|dialect]]s in India is as high as 1,652.

	In the south of India, many people speak [[Kannada]], [[Telugu]], [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]]. In the north, many people speak [[Chhattisgarh]]i, [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]], and [[Marathi language\|Marathi]], [[Odia]], and [[Bihar]]i.<ref name="pandit1977">Prabodh Bechardas Pandit, "Language in a Plural Society", Dev Raj Chanana Memorial Committee, 1977.</ref><ref name="britannica1993">Robert McHenry, "The New Encyclopaedia Britannica", ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 1993.</ref>		In the south of India, many people speak [[Kannada]], [[Telugu]], [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]]. In the north, many people speak [[Chhattisgarh]]i, [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]], and [[Marathi language\|Marathi]], [[Odia]] and [[Bihar]]i. In North East, people speak [[Assamese language\|Assamese]], [[Manipuri language\|Manipuri]] ([[Meitei language\|Meitei]]) and others.<ref name="pandit1977">Prabodh Bechardas Pandit, "Language in a Plural Society", Dev Raj Chanana Memorial Committee, 1977.</ref><ref name="britannica1993">Robert McHenry, "The New Encyclopaedia Britannica", ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 1993.</ref>

	India has 27 official languages. Its constitution lists the name of the country in each of the languages.<ref>{{cite web		India has 27 official languages. Its constitution lists the name of the country in each of the languages.<ref>{{cite web
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	\|accessdate = 2007-06-24		\|accessdate = 2007-06-24
	\|publisher = [[National Informatics Centre]] (NIC)		\|publisher = [[National Informatics Centre]] (NIC)
	\|year = 2007}}</ref> [[Tamil language\|Tamil]],[[Sanskrit]], [[Telugu]], [[Kannada]], [[Malayalam]], and [[Odia]] are officially the "[[Classical language~~#Classical languages of India~~\|classical languages of India]]."		\|year = 2007}}</ref> [[Tamil language\|Tamil]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Telugu]], [[Kannada]], [[Malayalam]] and [[Odia language\|Odia]] are officially the "[[Classical language\|classical languages of India]]."

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	\|'''[[Urdu]]''' \|\| {{lang\|ur\|جمہوریہ بھارت}} \|\| ''Jumhūrīyat-e Bhārat'' \|\| بھارت ''Bhārat''		\|'''[[Urdu]]''' \|\| {{lang\|ur\|جمہوریہ بھارت}} \|\| ''Jumhūrīyat-e Bhārat'' \|\| بھارت ''Bhārat''
	\|}		\|}

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:India]]		[[Category:India]]
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	\|'''[[Urdu]]''' \|\| {{lang\|ur\|جمہوریہ بھارت}} \|\| ''Jumhūrīyat-e Bhārat'' \|\| بھارت ''Bhārat''		\|'''[[Urdu]]''' \|\| {{lang\|ur\|جمہوریہ بھارت}} \|\| ''Jumhūrīyat-e Bhārat'' \|\| بھارت ''Bhārat''
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			==References==
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			[[Category:India]]
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	There are many different languages and [[culture]]s in India. The only geographical place with more different languages and cultures is the [[Africa\|African continent]]. There are two main language families in India, the [[Indo-Aryan languages\|Indo-Aryan]] and the [[Dravidian languages]]. About 69% of Indians speak an Indo-Arayan language, about 26% speak a Dravidian language. Other languages spoken in India come from the [[Austro-Asiatic languages\|Austro-Asiatic]] group. Around 5% of the people speak a [[Tibeto-Burman languages\|Tibeto-Burman]] language.		There are many different languages and [[culture]]s in India. The only geographical place with more different languages and cultures is the [[Africa\|African continent]]. There are two main language families in India, the [[Indo-Aryan languages\|Indo-Aryan]] and the [[Dravidian languages]]. About 69% of Indians speak an Indo-Arayan language, about 26% speak a Dravidian language. Other languages spoken in India come from the [[Austro-Asiatic languages\|Austro-Asiatic]] group. Around 5% of the people speak a [[Tibeto-Burman languages\|Tibeto-Burman]] language.

	[[Hindi]] is the official language in India with the largest number of speakers.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Languages by number of speakers according to 1991 census\|publisher= Central Institute of Indian Languages\|url=http://www.ciil.org/Main/Languages/map4.htm\|accessdate=August 2, 2007}}</ref> It is the official language of the union.<ref>Mallikarjun, B. (Nov., 2004), [http://www.languageinindia.com/nov2004/mallikarjunmalaysiapaper1.html Fifty Years of Language Planning for Modern Hindi–The Official Language of India], [http://www.languageinindia.com/index.html ''Language in India''], Volume 4, Number 11. ISSN 1930-2940.</ref> Native speakers of Hindi represent about 41% of the Indian population (2001 Indian census). English is also used, mostly for business and in the administration. It has the status of a 'subsidiary official language'.<ref name=English-subsidiary>{{cite web\|title=Notification No. 2/8/60-O.L. (Ministry of Home Affairs), dated 27 April, 1960\|url=http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm\|accessdate=July 4, 2007\|archive-date=October 6, 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006230547/http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The constitution also recognises 21 other languages. Either many people speak those languages, or they have been recognised to be very important for Indian culture. The number of [[wikt:dialect\|dialect]]s in India is as high as 1,652.~~<ref name="Manorama"/>~~		[[Hindi]] is the official language in India with the largest number of speakers.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Languages by number of speakers according to 1991 census\|publisher= Central Institute of Indian Languages\|url=http://www.ciil.org/Main/Languages/map4.htm\|accessdate=August 2, 2007}}</ref> It is the official language of the union.<ref>Mallikarjun, B. (Nov., 2004), [http://www.languageinindia.com/nov2004/mallikarjunmalaysiapaper1.html Fifty Years of Language Planning for Modern Hindi–The Official Language of India], [http://www.languageinindia.com/index.html ''Language in India''], Volume 4, Number 11. ISSN 1930-2940.</ref> Native speakers of Hindi represent about 41% of the Indian population (2001 Indian census). English is also used, mostly for business and in the administration. It has the status of a 'subsidiary official language'.<ref name=English-subsidiary>{{cite web\|title=Notification No. 2/8/60-O.L. (Ministry of Home Affairs), dated 27 April, 1960\|url=http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm\|accessdate=July 4, 2007\|archive-date=October 6, 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006230547/http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The constitution also recognises 21 other languages. Either many people speak those languages, or they have been recognised to be very important for Indian culture. The number of [[wikt:dialect\|dialect]]s in India is as high as 1,652.

	In the south of India, many people speak [[Kannada]], [[Telugu]], [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]]. In the north, many people speak [[Chhattisgarh]]i, [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]], and [[Marathi language\|Marathi]], [[Odia]], and [[Bihar]]i.<ref name="pandit1977">Prabodh Bechardas Pandit, "Language in a Plural Society", Dev Raj Chanana Memorial Committee, 1977.</ref><ref name="britannica1993">Robert McHenry, "The New Encyclopaedia Britannica", ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 1993.</ref>		In the south of India, many people speak [[Kannada]], [[Telugu]], [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]]. In the north, many people speak [[Chhattisgarh]]i, [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]], and [[Marathi language\|Marathi]], [[Odia]], and [[Bihar]]i.<ref name="pandit1977">Prabodh Bechardas Pandit, "Language in a Plural Society", Dev Raj Chanana Memorial Committee, 1977.</ref><ref name="britannica1993">Robert McHenry, "The New Encyclopaedia Britannica", ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 1993.</ref>

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	There are many different languages and [[culture]]s in India. The only geographical place with more different languages and cultures is the [[Africa\|African continent]].~~<ref name="LOC PROFILE"/>~~ There are two main language families in India, the [[Indo-Aryan languages\|Indo-Aryan]] and the [[Dravidian languages]]. About 69% of Indians speak an Indo-Arayan language, about 26% speak a Dravidian language. Other languages spoken in India come from the [[Austro-Asiatic languages\|Austro-Asiatic]] group. Around 5% of the people speak a [[Tibeto-Burman languages\|Tibeto-Burman]] language.		There are many different languages and [[culture]]s in India. The only geographical place with more different languages and cultures is the [[Africa\|African continent]]. There are two main language families in India, the [[Indo-Aryan languages\|Indo-Aryan]] and the [[Dravidian languages]]. About 69% of Indians speak an Indo-Arayan language, about 26% speak a Dravidian language. Other languages spoken in India come from the [[Austro-Asiatic languages\|Austro-Asiatic]] group. Around 5% of the people speak a [[Tibeto-Burman languages\|Tibeto-Burman]] language.

	[[Hindi]] is the official language in India with the largest number of speakers.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Languages by number of speakers according to 1991 census\|publisher= Central Institute of Indian Languages\|url=http://www.ciil.org/Main/Languages/map4.htm\|accessdate=August 2, 2007}}</ref> It is the official language of the union.<ref>Mallikarjun, B. (Nov., 2004), [http://www.languageinindia.com/nov2004/mallikarjunmalaysiapaper1.html Fifty Years of Language Planning for Modern Hindi–The Official Language of India], [http://www.languageinindia.com/index.html ''Language in India''], Volume 4, Number 11. ISSN 1930-2940.</ref> Native speakers of Hindi represent about 41% of the Indian population (2001 Indian census). English is also used, mostly for business and in the administration. It has the status of a 'subsidiary official language'.<ref name=English-subsidiary>{{cite web\|title=Notification No. 2/8/60-O.L. (Ministry of Home Affairs), dated 27 April, 1960\|url=http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm\|accessdate=July 4, 2007\|archive-date=October 6, 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006230547/http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The constitution also recognises 21 other languages. Either many people speak those languages, or they have been recognised to be very important for Indian culture. The number of [[wikt:dialect\|dialect]]s in India is as high as 1,652.<ref name="Manorama"/>		[[Hindi]] is the official language in India with the largest number of speakers.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Languages by number of speakers according to 1991 census\|publisher= Central Institute of Indian Languages\|url=http://www.ciil.org/Main/Languages/map4.htm\|accessdate=August 2, 2007}}</ref> It is the official language of the union.<ref>Mallikarjun, B. (Nov., 2004), [http://www.languageinindia.com/nov2004/mallikarjunmalaysiapaper1.html Fifty Years of Language Planning for Modern Hindi–The Official Language of India], [http://www.languageinindia.com/index.html ''Language in India''], Volume 4, Number 11. ISSN 1930-2940.</ref> Native speakers of Hindi represent about 41% of the Indian population (2001 Indian census). English is also used, mostly for business and in the administration. It has the status of a 'subsidiary official language'.<ref name=English-subsidiary>{{cite web\|title=Notification No. 2/8/60-O.L. (Ministry of Home Affairs), dated 27 April, 1960\|url=http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm\|accessdate=July 4, 2007\|archive-date=October 6, 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006230547/http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The constitution also recognises 21 other languages. Either many people speak those languages, or they have been recognised to be very important for Indian culture. The number of [[wikt:dialect\|dialect]]s in India is as high as 1,652.<ref name="Manorama"/>

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There are many different languages and [[culture]]s in India. The only geographical place with more different languages and cultures is the [[Africa|African continent]].<ref name="LOC PROFILE"/> There are two main language families in India, the [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]] and the [[Dravidian languages]]. About 69% of Indians speak an Indo-Arayan language, about 26% speak a Dravidian language. Other languages spoken in India come from the [[Austro-Asiatic languages|Austro-Asiatic]] group. Around 5% of the people speak a [[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman]] language.

[[Hindi]] is the official language in India with the largest number of speakers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Languages by number of speakers according to 1991 census|publisher= Central Institute of Indian Languages|url=http://www.ciil.org/Main/Languages/map4.htm|accessdate=August 2, 2007}}</ref> It is the official language of the union.<ref>Mallikarjun, B. (Nov., 2004), [http://www.languageinindia.com/nov2004/mallikarjunmalaysiapaper1.html Fifty Years of Language Planning for Modern Hindi–The Official Language of India], [http://www.languageinindia.com/index.html ''Language in India''], Volume 4, Number 11. ISSN 1930-2940.</ref> Native speakers of Hindi represent about 41% of the Indian population (2001 Indian census). English is also used, mostly for business and in the administration. It has the status of a 'subsidiary official language'.<ref name=English-subsidiary>{{cite web|title=Notification No. 2/8/60-O.L. (Ministry of Home Affairs), dated 27 April, 1960|url=http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm|accessdate=July 4, 2007|archive-date=October 6, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006230547/http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/preseng.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The constitution also recognises 21 other languages. Either many people speak those languages, or they have been recognised to be very important for Indian culture. The number of [[wikt:dialect|dialect]]s in India is as high as 1,652.<ref name="Manorama"/>

In the south of India, many people speak [[Kannada]], [[Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]]. In the north, many people speak [[Chhattisgarh]]i, [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], and [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Odia]], and [[Bihar]]i.<ref name="pandit1977">Prabodh Bechardas Pandit, "Language in a Plural Society", Dev Raj Chanana Memorial Committee, 1977.</ref><ref name="britannica1993">Robert McHenry, "The New Encyclopaedia Britannica", ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 1993.</ref>

India has 27 official languages. Its constitution lists the name of the country in each of the languages.<ref>{{cite web
|title = Eighth Schedule
|url = http://lawmin.nic.in/coi/EIGHTH-SCHEDULE.pdf
|accessdate = 2007-06-26
|publisher = [[National Informatics Centre]] (NIC)
|year = 2007
|archive-date = 2018-12-25
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181225052119/http://lawmin.nic.in/coi/EIGHTH-SCHEDULE.pdf%0A
|url-status = dead
}}</ref> [[Hindi]] and [[English language|English]] (listed in boldface) are the "official languages of the union" (Union meaning the Federal Government in [[Delhi]]);<ref>{{cite web
|title =The Union: Official Language
|url = http://india.gov.in/knowindia/official_language.php
|accessdate = 2007-06-24
|publisher = [[National Informatics Centre]] (NIC)
|year = 2007}}</ref> [[Tamil language|Tamil]],[[Sanskrit]], [[Telugu]], [[Kannada]], [[Malayalam]], and [[Odia]] are officially the "[[Classical language#Classical languages of India|classical languages of India]]."

{| class = "wikitable"
!Language||Long form||English Pronunciation || Short form
|-
|'''[[Assamese language|Assamese]]''' || {{lang|as|ভাৰত গণৰাজ্য}} || ''Bhārôt Gôṇôrājÿô''|| ভাৰত ''Bharot''
|-
|'''[[Bengali language|Bengali]]''' || {{lang|bn|ভারত গণরাজ্য}} || Bʰārôt Gôṇôrājÿô|| ভারত ''Bharot''
|-
|'''[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]''' || {{lang|bho|भोजपुरी}} || Bʰārôt Gôṇôrājÿô|| ভারত ''Bharot''
|-
|'''[[Bodo language|Bodo]]''' || || ||
|-
|'''[[Dogri language|Dogri]]''' || || ||
|-
|'''[[English language|English]]'''<ref name="CIA">{{cite web
|title = CIA Factbook: India
|publisher = CIA
|url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
|accessdate=2007-03-10}}</ref> || Republic of India || || India
|-
|'''[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]''' || {{lang|gu|ભારતીય પ્રજાસત્તાક}} || ''Bhartiya Prajasattak'' || ભારત.
|-
|'''[[Hindi]]''' || {{lang|hi|भारत गणराज्य}} || ''Bhārat Gaṇarājya'' || भारत ''Bhārat''
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|'''[[Kannada language|Kannada]]''' || {{lang|kn|ಭಾರತ ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ}} || ''Bhārata Gaṇarājya'' || ಭಾರತ ''Bhārata''
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|'''[[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]''' || {{lang|ks|ہِندوستان}} || ''Hindustān'' ||
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|'''[[Konkani language|Konkani]]''' || भारोत गोणराज || || भारोत
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|'''[[Ladakhi language|Ladakhi]]''' || {{lang|lbj|ལ་དྭགས་སྐད་}} || ''Hindustān'' ||
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|'''[[Lepcha language|Lepcha]]''' || {{lang|lep|ᰛᰩᰵᰛᰧᰵᰶ་}} || ''Hindustān'' ||
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|'''[[Limbu language|Limbu]]''' || {{lang|lif|ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ་}} || ''Hindustān'' ||
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|'''[[Magahi language|Magahi]]''' || {{lang|mag|ᤕमगही/मगधी}} || ''Hindustān'' ||
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|'''[[Maithili language|Maithili]]''' || || ||
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|'''[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]''' || {{lang|ml|ഭാരതം}} || ''Bhāratam''|| ഭാരതം ''Bhāratam''
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|'''[[Meitei language|Manipuri]]''' (also Meitei or Meithei) || ভারত গণরাজ্য || || ভারত
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|'''[[Marathi language|Marathi]]''' || {{lang|mr|भारतीय प्रजासत्ताक}} || ''Bhartiya Prajasattak''|| भारत ''Bhārat''
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|'''[[Nepali language|Nepali]]''' || {{lang|ne|भारत गणराज्य}} || ''Bʰārat Gaṇarāǳya'' || भारत ''Bʰārat''
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|'''[[Odia language|Odia]]''' || {{lang|or|ଭାରତ}} || ''Bharata'' || ''Bharata''
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|'''[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]''' || {{lang|pa|ਭਾਰਤ ਗਣਤੰਤਰ}} || ''{{IAST|Bhārat Gantantar}}''|| ਭਾਰਤ ''{{IAST|Bhārat}}''
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|'''[[Sanskrit]]''' || {{lang|sa|भारत गणराज्यम्}} || ''{{IAST|Bhārata Gaṇarājyam}}'' || भारत ''{{IAST|Bhārata}}''
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|'''[[Santali language|Santhali]]''' || ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱯᱱᱟᱹᱛ
| ||ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ
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|'''[[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]''' || ڀارت، هندستانڀارت، || || ڀارت،
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|'''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]''' || {{lang|ta|இந்தியக் குடியரசு}} || ''Indiyak-Kudiyarasu''|| இந்தியா ''India/Bharadham''
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|'''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]''' || {{lang|te|భారత గణరాజ్యము}} || ''Bʰārata Gaṇa Rājyamu'' || భారత్ ''Bhārath''
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|'''[[Urdu]]''' || {{lang|ur|جمہوریہ بھارت}} || ''Jumhūrīyat-e Bhārat'' || بھارت ''Bhārat''
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