Linguistic rights
The constitution of India was first drafted on January 26, 1950. It is estimated that there are about 1500 languages in India. Article 343–345 declared that the official languages of India for communication with centre will be Hindi and English. There are 22 official languages identified by constitution. Article 345 states that "the Legislature of a state may by law adopt any one or more of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as the language or languages to be used for all or any of the official purposes of that State: Provided that, until the Legislature of the State otherwise provides by law, the English language shall continue to be used for those official purposes within the State for which it was being used immediately before the commencement of this Constitution".
Sanskrit revival
Sanskrit revival is the accumulation of attempts at reviving the Sanskrit language that have been undertaken.This revival is happening not only in India bit also in western countries like Australia,Germany,UK,US and in many European countries.The revival of Sanskrit has also been a part political controversy in India ,as the language is deeply linked with Hinduism.Critics cites Hindu hardliners are promoting Sanskrit as a way of imposing Hindu superiority on the country’s religious and linguistic minorities.Sanskrit is one of the 22 official languages in India.It is also the second official language in Uttarakhand state in India.