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Classical Language Status
The languages of India belong to several language families, the major ones being the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by 75 percent of Indians and the Dravidian languages spoken by 20 percent of Indians.
The languages of India belong to several language families, the major ones being the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by 75 percent of Indians and the Dravidian languages spoken by 20 percent of Indians. The Constitution of India does not give any language the status of national language although it has designated standard Hindi written in Devanagiri script as the official language of the country.
In 2004, the Government of India declared that languages that met certain requirements could be accorded the status of a "Classical Language in India". Till date it has declared Tamil (in 2004), Sanskrit (2005), Kannada (2008), Telugu (2008), Malayalam (2013), and Odia (2014), as classical languages because they met the required criteria.
The Government has been criticised for not including Pali as a classical language, as experts have argued it fits the bill. The University Grants Commission has been urged to start a certain number of Professional Chairs for Classical Languages for scholars of eminence in Classical Indian Languages.
