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“Linguistic diversity is an asset as well as a challenge in India.” Explain the statement focussing on the distribution of languages and the major steps taken to address the related issues.

  • UPSC 2017
  • Cultural Setting

Census 2011 returned 19,569 raw mother tongues, rationalised to 1,369, and published 121 languages — 22 Scheduled and 99 non-Scheduled.

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  • Distribution of languages — the spatial base
  • Four families and their geography
  • The asset
  • The challenge
  • Major steps taken
  • Verdict

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