Q. Which of the following are recognised as classical languages?
1. Tamil
2. Sanskrit
3. Marathi
4. Odia
5. Malayalam
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Exp) Option d is the correct answer.
In 2004, the Government of India decided to create new category of languages called as “classical languages”. In 2006, it laid down the criteria for conferring the classical language status. Six languages are granted the classical language status so far.
Tamil language is a member of the Dravidian language family that is spoken primarily in India. It is the official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry (Pondicherry). It is also an official language in Sri Lanka and Singapore. And one of the classical languages in India recognised in 2004 by government of India.
Sanskrit is an ancient and classical language of India. The Vedas are dated by different scholars from 6500 B.C. to 1500 B.C. Sanskrit language must have evolved to its expressive capability prior to that. It is presumed that the language used in Vedas was prevalent in the form of different dialects. It was to some extent different from the present Sanskrit. Sanskrit is already having special status in India under article 351 and Sanskrit was declared classical language in 2005.
Odia is billed as the first language from the Indo-Aryan linguistic group and the case for making it a classical language was also premised on the fact that it has no resemblance to Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali and Telugu. Odia being one of the oldest languages has been declared as classical language in 2014.
Malayalam is a language spoken in India, predominantly in the southern state of Kerala. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and was designated a classical language of India in 2013. Malayalam has official status in Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry. It belongs to the Tamil family of languages and is spoken by more than 35 million people, according to the 2011 census.
At the recently concluded 93rd edition of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, a resolution was passed demanding the declaration of Marathi as a ‘Classical’ language. The proposal for granting classical language status to Marathi is under consideration (not declared yet). 152. Solution: (
