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The
Indian
people
composed
of
several
racial
elements
have
a
range
of
languages
among
them.
Official
accounts
confirm
that
more
than
two
hundred
languages
are
present
in
this
country.
Each
region
has
its
own
language.
The
local
people
speak
in
their
own
language.
In
North
India,
most
people
speak
in
Hindi
language.
While
in
South
India,
the
language
for
communication
are
the
dravidian
languages
such
as
Tamil,
Malayalam,
Telugu,
Kannada,
etc.
Further,
in
West
Bengal,
there
is
prominence
of
Bengali
language.
The
people
of
Odisha
mainly
speaks
in
Oriya
language.
Besides,
Hindi
and
Dravidian
languages
and
other
regional
languages,
many
tribal
groups
have
their
own
language.
In
modern
times,
English
language
has
played
an
important
role
in
unifying
the
people
of
the
country.
English
is
one
of
the
most
popular
inter
language
among
educated
class.
In
different
regions,
the
Hindus
use
diverse
languages,
but
Sanskrit
is
widely
acknowledged
and
honored
as
the
language
of
spiritual
scriptures
and
literature.
It
was
through
Sanskrit
that
the
learned
community
of
many
of
the
provinces
exchanged
their
ideas
and
thoughts.
Different
languages
that
are
currently
used
in
different
provinces
owe
their
origin
to
Sanskrit.
In
spite
of
the
fact
that
there
are
numerous
languages
among
various
races,
there
is
a
sense
of
national
unity
and
oneness
among
all
the
Indians.
It
is
this
spirit
of
patriotism
that
binds
us
together
as
one
nation.
Ancient
times:
Since
the
ancient
times,
the
powerful
kings
were
inspired
with
the
ideal
of
one,
indivisible
India.
This
prompted
them
to
make
conquests
of
lands
stretching
from
the
Himalayas
to
the
seas.
Chandragupta
Maurya
had
tried
to
build
one
nation
in
Ancient
time.
Ancient
India
was
known
as
‘Bharatvarsha'.
Modern
India:
Even
in
modern
times,
we
all
celebrate
our
National
festivals,
viz.
Independence
Day,
Republic
Day
and
Gandhi
Jayanti,
etc.
with
a
sense
of
unity.
These
festivals
are
widely
celebrated
at
schools,
colleges,
universities,
offices,
societies
across
all
the
states
of
India.
Every
Indian
watches
the
Flag
Hoisting
ceremony
at
Red
Fort
and
listens
to
the
speech
of
the
Prime
Minister.
In
every
state,
similar
event
takes
place
in
which
the
Chief
Minister
of
the
state
addresses
to
the
audience
through
a
speech.
The
unity
or
oneness
that
we
display
during
these
National
festivals
display
the
indivisible
character
of
India.
The
social
customs
and
traditions
which
the
Indians
observe
irrespective
of
caste,
race
and
creed
in
all
parts
of
the
country
contains
within
them
a
sense
of
Unity.
It
has
kept
alive
a
message
of
Unity
in
Diversity
in
India.
The
Vedas,
the
Puranas,
the
Upanishads
and
the
Gita
are
the
holy
treatise
of
all
the
Hindus,
though
many
of
them
speak
dissimilar
languages.
The
Ramayana
and
the
Mahabharata
are