Southern states, particularly Tamil Nadu, have accused the central government of ‘imposing’ Hindi on non-Hindi speaking states.
The decades-old controversy found new life when Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin said last week that the push for a monolithic Hindi identity “killed ancient mother tongues”.
According to the 2011 Census, India has more than 121 Scheduled and Non-Scheduled languages which broadly fall under five language families.
As the controversy over ‘Hindi imposition’ and ‘official language’ marks its return to the national discourse, take this quiz to test your knowledge of Indian languages and their use for official government work.
(Quiz compiled by Vartika Singh)