What Are Classical Languages And What Is Their Significance

Friday, 4 October 2024Newsdesk

Indian classical languages, also known as Shastriya Bhasha, refer to languages with a deep historical background, rich literary traditions and a unique cultural heritage.

New Delhi 04 October 2024

As per news report of NDTV,The Union Cabinet has granted classical language status to five additional Indian languages: Marathi, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit and Assamese. This nearly doubles the number of languages with this status, from six to 11. The newly recognised languages join the existing list of classical languages -- Tamil, Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia. Tamil was the first language to receive classical status in 2004, while Odia was sixth in 2014.

Source - NDTV