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Raipur, October 18, 2024: Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan today interacted with the scholars of five newly classified classical languages – Prakrit, Pali, Marathi, Bangla and Assamese in New Delhi.
The scholars expressed their happiness and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for including these beautiful Indian languages into the list of classical languages.
They also extended their support towards promoting and enriching these languages.
Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti Chairman Chamu Krishna Shastry, UGC Chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar, academicians, scholars and officials of the Ministry were also present at the event.
Speaking on the occasion Pradhan said his government is making all-round efforts to promote learning in Indian languages as well as celebrate, honour, and preserve the linguistic heritage of the country, in line with the spirit of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
Pradhan also mentioned that Prime Minister Modi has always said that all languages of the country are Indian languages.
Government is taking all steps to strengthen and facilitate learning in all Indian languages, he said adding he would remain committed to facilitating learning in the mother language, boosting multilingualism with equal emphasis on all Indian languages, including strengthening their international presence.
The soul of India lives through its languages, Pradhan said.
The government is also working on building an international presence of Indian languages, he added.
