Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and bengali have now been included in the list of classical languages in India. The central government has recognized these indian languages as classical languages. Apart from these languages, there were already 6 more indian languages in this list. These languages are Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, malayalam and Oriya. That is, now there are a total of 11 indian languages in the list of classical languages. Let us now know in this article what are classical languages and who recommends the inclusion of indian languages in the list of classical languages.

What is a classical language?

Classical languages are those languages that preserve the ancient cultural heritage of india and provide historical and cultural form to every community. At the same time, there are some criteria to include a language in the list of classical languages. For example, the record of that language should be 1500 to 2000 years old. Apart from this, the language should have ancient literature and a collection of texts in that language.

Who recommends?

The recommendation to include any indian language in the list of classical languages is made by the Linguistics Expert Committee of the Union Ministry of Culture. Let us tell you, this committee includes representatives from the Union home Ministry and the Ministry of culture as well as four to five language experts. The committee is chaired by the President of the Sahitya Akademi.

What is the benefit of becoming a classical language?

When an indian language is recognized as a classical language, then the ancient literary heritage such as texts, poems, plays etc. are digitized and preserved. The benefit of this is that future generations can understand and appreciate that heritage. Apart from this, national awards are started for classical languages and chairs are created for these languages in universities. Apart from this, the central government also helps in the promotion of classical languages.