Language of India : There are more than 1652 languages in India. At different times, many linguistic groups entered India. India is a land of hundreds of ethnic groups. And all of them have contributed towards the formation of composite Indian culture. There is not even a single example of another country that has so many languages. Yet we are one. We are Indian and it’s the spirit that will lead us ahead in the path of progress.
Many Indians can speak three languages -- English as the international language, Hindi as the national language of India and another regional language which can be mother tongue.
The English newspaper having the largest circulation is published from India. India has the largest number of English speaking people in the world. And it’s more than the population of England where English is the native language.
It is also observed that language create division in our country. Is it the result of formation of linguistic states? What I think is that states should be there for an effective and decentralized administration but states should not be formed on the basis of language in India.
Any district of a country can be included in any states. And it should be changed after every five years. I think it will lead to all the divisions amongst us created by the linguistic states. What will be the drawbacks and what will be the advantages? Any comments from the proud Indians ?