Question

"India is a land of linguistic diversity." Support the statement. 

Answer 1

1. India is a land of linguistic diversity. According to Grierson (Linguistic Survey of India, 1903 – 1928), there were 179 languages and as many as 544 dialects in the country.
2. In the context of modern India, there are about 22 scheduled languages and a number of non-scheduled languages.
3. Among the scheduled languages, the speakers of Hindi have the highest percentage. The smallest language groups are Sanskrit, Bodo and Manipuri speakers (2011).