Question

The States Reorganization Act of 1956 made the state boundaries according to languages after independence. Thus, Maharashtra became the State of Marathispeaking people, Tamilnadu became the land of Tamil-speaking people, etc.

Answer 1

After independence, the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 reorganised many state boundaries mainly on a linguistic basis. This means states were formed or rearranged so that people speaking the same major language could live within the same administrative region.

For example, Maharashtra became mainly a Marathi-speaking state, while Tamil Nadu became mainly a Tamil-speaking state.

Thus, language became an important basis for forming political regions in India.