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From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Classical Languages
Why in the News?
The Union Cabinet has approved conferring the status of Classical Language to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali.
Classical Languages in India:
| Details | |
| Objective | To recognize and preserve Bharat’s profound cultural heritage embodied in these languages and their literary traditions. |
| Criteria for Classical Language Status | 2004 (when Tamil was declared a Classical Language):
2005 (when Sanskrit was declared a Classical Language):
2024 (as recommended by the Linguistic Experts Committee):
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| Previously Conferred Status | Tamil (2004), Sanskrit (2005), Telugu (2008), Kannada (2008), Malayalam (2013), Odia (2014) |
| Implementation Strategy | • Establishment of Central Universities for Sanskrit (2020) • Promotion of Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, and Odia through the Central Institute of Indian Languages (Mysuru) • National and International awards for Classical Languages |
| Impact on Employment | • Employment in academia, research, and archiving • Jobs in preservation, digitization, translation, and publishing of ancient texts |
| States Involved | Maharashtra (Marathi), Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh (Pali, Prakrit), West Bengal (Bengali), Assam (Assamese) |
| The Eighth Schedule |
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| Chronological Additions to the Eighth Schedule | • 1950: Initially included 14 languages • 1967: Sindhi added (21st Constitutional Amendment) • 1992: Konkani, Manipuri (Meitei), Nepali added (71st Constitutional Amendment) • 2003: Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santali added (92nd Constitutional Amendment) • 2011: “Oriya” replaced with “Odia” (96th Constitutional Amendment) |
PYQ:[2015] Which one of the following was given classical language status recently? (a) Odia (b) Konkani (c) Bhojpuri (d) Assamese [2014] Consider the following languages : 1. Gujarati 2. Kannada 3. Telugu Which of the above has/have been declared as ‘Classical Language / Languages’ by the Government? (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 |
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