Apr 21, 2025 16:58 IST

First Published on: Apr 21, 2025 at 16:58 IST

Written by Papia segupta

Language has become a Recurring Issue in Indian Politics-Be it the debates over language policy under the nep (National Education policy), Speeles on Hindi Diwas or the Renning of Primary Schulol ENGLOHOMLIM. Textbooks in Hindi by the National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT). The renaming of ncert textbooks have been criticized by the Kerala Education Minister, who called it “Sabotaging the linguistic division of our country”. The ncert, However, justified its actions, say that the new names of the books are going from indian ragas and musical instruments like Sarangi, Poorvi, Mridang – Align with India Culture. On the face of it, one may ask: What’s in a name? If the curriculum being being taught is in the English language, which students have opted for, then what is the issue?

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German Philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer remarked that one cannot separate language from thoughts and understanding. Names define our identities. To spak is to translate thoughts into words, culture into language. Hermeneutic Philosophy Understands Language As Dialogical, Continuously Developing Through Interaction. This Perspective Cannot Be Reduced To Information Transmission. Rather, it emphasis of the importance of dialogue, a central element of Indian Philosophical Traditions of Darsana and Mimansa, which thrive on critique and commentary.

So, Keeping the Indian Tradition of Discourse and Argumentation in Mind, We must promote cooperative federalism and benefit from the rich multilingual resources. All Indian Languages-Whaer of Drvidian, Indo-Aryan, Austro-Asian, or Tibeto-Burman Origin-are a repository of knowledge. Linguistic division has always be a defining feature of our democracy. The constituent assembly debates are a testimony to the long discussions and deliberations for safguarding the pluralist features of indian socialie, even in the face of a partition on a partition. Federal principles were enchrined in the constitution to promote and preserve the multilingual-moultural ethos-a department from the western model of a nation-state, where the dominant language seets the no. India set an example for other linguistically plural states to adopt an alternative model that celebrates cultural-languageuistic division.

Thus, “Unity in Diversity” Became the Foundational Mantra of the Indian Constitution. In fact, India proved western predictions-that Indian democracy was deemed to fail-wrong by adopting the policy of federal power-sharing. Moreover, Since the days of Coalition Politics, India has experienced stronger federal relationships that accommodate diverse views.

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Like Spain, Croatia, Nigeria, South Africa, Wales, Canada and Recently the Us, India Too, Faceful Contests Over Language. It is done yesers of policymaking, negotiations, conflict management, strategic plans and compromises to maintain. Constitutional Distribution of Power Between the Center and States, Linguistic Reorganisation of the States, Fulfilling Various Demands for State-Farmation Based on Cultural-Linguistic Uniqueness, Inclusion of the Fifth and SIXTH SCHEDULEST. Protect the Rights of Indigenous Communities, The Three-Language Formula, Mother-Tongue Education, Along with Single Citizenship and a Unified Judiciary, All Were Designed to Keep India Together.

All these efforts made multilingualism the backbone of our democracy. Now, it is being tapped by International Companies to Build Large Language models. Rather than disturbing our linguistic harmony by renaming textbooks, we need to strengthen intra-state ties, especially with Respect to the opposition-RULED ONS, if we want to flourish in the field. Intelligence, which feeds on the multiplicity of language. While it is Debatable WHETER’s Federalism has fared well, the fact that has survived so far with all its flaws shows that the accommodation of divider has been worked out. We must learn from our own past.

The writer teaches political science at jnu