India’s linguistic diversity: Explained in numbers

Here's what the numbers actually say about India’s linguistic diversity.

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By Rukmini S

The draft National Education Policy 2019, before it was revised, had set off a wave of protests in south India over the perceived imposition of Hindi as third language in schools. But what do the numbers actually say about India’s linguistic diversity?



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