[[India]] has many official names, expressing its linguistic diversity. [[Hindi]] in the [[Devanagari]] script is the sole [[official language]] of India as per [[Part XVII of the Constitution of India#Chapter I - Official Language of the Union|Article 343]] of the [[Constitution of India]] and there is no national language for the country.<ref name="constitution1">{{cite web|url=http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/coi/coi-english/coi-indexenglish.htm|title=Constitution of India|accessdate=21 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402064301/http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/coi/coi-english/coi-indexenglish.htm|archive-date=2 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rajbhasha.nic.in/UI/pagecontent.aspx?pc=Mzc%3D|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141001005409/http://www.rajbhasha.nic.in/UI/pagecontent.aspx?pc=Mzc%3D|archive-date = 1 October 2014|title = Department of official Language | Government of India}}</ref> [[English language|English]] has the status of a "subsidiary official language".<ref name="constitution1"/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-gFHBAAAQBAJ|title=Language, Culture, and Society: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology|first1=Zdenek|last1=Salzmann|first2=James|last2=Stanlaw|first3=Nobuko|last3=Adachi|date=8 July 2014|publisher=Westview Press|isbn=9780813349558|via=Google Books}}</ref> [[Devanagari transliteration|Hindi romanisation]] uses [[Hunterian transliteration]], which is the "national system of [[romanisation]] in India" and the one officially used by the [[Government of India]].The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists 22 languages,<ref>[http://rajbhasha.nic.in/UI/pagecontent.aspx?pc=MTUz Languages Included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constution] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604094122/http://rajbhasha.nic.in/UI/pagecontent.aspx?pc=MTUz |date=2016-06-04 }}</ref> which have been referred to as ''scheduled'' languages and given recognition, status, and official encouragement.
[[India]] has many official names, expressing its linguistic diversity. [[Hindi]] in the [[Devanagari]] script is the [[official language]] of India as per [[Part XVII of the Constitution of India#Chapter I - Official Language of the Union|Article 343]] of the [[Constitution of India]], while the clause 3 of [[s:Official Languages Act, 1963|Official Languages Act, 1963]] mentions the, "Continuation of English Language for official purposes of the Union and for use in Parliament", thus denoting Hindi and English as the official languages of the Union,<ref name="rjb">{{Cite web|title=THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ACT, 1963|url=https://rajbhasha.gov.in/en/official-languages-act-1963|access-date=3 May 2022|website=rajbhasha.nic.in}}</ref> and there is no national language for the country.<ref name="constitution1">{{cite web|url=http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/coi/coi-english/coi-indexenglish.htm|title=Constitution of India|accessdate=21 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402064301/http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/coi/coi-english/coi-indexenglish.htm|archive-date=2 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rajbhasha.nic.in/UI/pagecontent.aspx?pc=Mzc%3D|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141001005409/http://www.rajbhasha.nic.in/UI/pagecontent.aspx?pc=Mzc%3D|archive-date = 1 October 2014|title = Department of official Language | Government of India}}</ref> [[English language|English]] has the status of a "subsidiary official language".<ref name="constitution1"/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-gFHBAAAQBAJ|title=Language, Culture, and Society: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology|first1=Zdenek|last1=Salzmann|first2=James|last2=Stanlaw|first3=Nobuko|last3=Adachi|date=8 July 2014|publisher=Westview Press|isbn=9780813349558|via=Google Books}}</ref> [[Devanagari transliteration|Hindi romanisation]] uses [[Hunterian transliteration]], which is the "national system of [[romanisation]] in India" and the one officially used by the [[Government of India]].The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists 22 languages,<ref>[http://rajbhasha.nic.in/UI/pagecontent.aspx?pc=MTUz Languages Included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constution] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604094122/http://rajbhasha.nic.in/UI/pagecontent.aspx?pc=MTUz |date=2016-06-04 }}</ref> which have been referred to as ''scheduled'' languages and given recognition, status, and official encouragement.
== Hindi and English ==
== Hindi and English ==
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! Official Name
! Official Name
! Script Name {{efn-ua|Official writing system(s) or script(s) are shown first for each language. (If they don't display on your device, most are available for Windows in the [[Microsoft]] font family [[Nirmala UI]], or for all systems in the free fonts from Google's [[Noto fonts]][https://www.google.com/get/noto/ .])}}
! Script Name {{efn-ua|Official writing system(s) or script(s) are shown first for each language. (If they don't display on your device, most are available for Windows in the [[Microsoft]] font family [[Nirmala UI]], or for all systems in the free fonts from Google's [[Noto fonts]][https://www.google.com/get/noto/ .])}}
! Indian script {{efn-ua|The short names link to the Bharatpedia page about India in that language if available.}}
! Indian script {{efn-ua|The short names link to the Wikipedia page about India in that language if available.}}
! style="font-size:90%;" | Transliteration
! style="font-size:90%;" | Transliteration
! Indian script
! Indian script
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| [[Urdu]]
| [[Urdu]]
| style="background:#ccffcc;font-size:80%;" | [[Urdu alphabet|Perso{{nbh}}Arabic]] in the [[Nasta'liq]] style
| style="background:#ccffcc;font-size:80%;" | [[Urdu alphabet|Perso{{nbh}}Arabic]] in the [[Nasta'liq]] style
| style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{font|size=130%|{{lang|ur|{{nastaliq|جمہوریہ بھارت}}}}}} <small>{{Citation needed| reason= I can't find any source that uses جمہوریہ Jumhūrīyat-e for India, if someone just copy pasted this from the Urdu name for Pakistan because they are both "Republic" in English, that translation isn't justified. |date=February 2020 }}</small>
| style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{lang|ur|{{nastaliq|جمہوریہ ہندوستان}}}} <small>{{Citation needed| reason= I can't find any source that uses جمہوریہ Jumhūrīyat-e for India, if someone just copy pasted this from the Urdu name for Pakistan because they are both "Republic" in English, that translation isn't justified. |date=February 2020 }}</small>
India has many official names, expressing its linguistic diversity. Hindi in the Devanagari script is the official language of India as per Article 343 of the Constitution of India, while the clause 3 of Official Languages Act, 1963 mentions the, "Continuation of English Language for official purposes of the Union and for use in Parliament", thus denoting Hindi and English as the official languages of the Union,[1] and there is no national language for the country.[2][3]English has the status of a "subsidiary official language".[2][4]Hindi romanisation uses Hunterian transliteration, which is the "national system of romanisation in India" and the one officially used by the Government of India.The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists 22 languages,[5] which have been referred to as scheduled languages and given recognition, status, and official encouragement.
↑ 1.01.1Colours: the names are colour-coded by similarity.
↑Official writing system(s) or script(s) are shown first for each language. (If they don't display on your device, most are available for Windows in the Microsoft font family Nirmala UI, or for all systems in the free fonts from Google's Noto fonts.)
↑The short names link to the Wikipedia page about India in that language if available.
↑Image of the text in the font Noto Sans Meetei Mayek. The script is also available in the Microsoft font family Nirmala UI. "Indiyā"ꯏꯟꯗꯤꯌꯥ in Meitei script.
