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Encourage study of classical Indian languages in global institutions

Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024

Last updated 8 Jul 2026

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“We will encourage the study of classical Indian languages in major educational institutions across the world.”

From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifestop.36

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India supports the study of Indian languages abroad through ICCR academic chairs in Indian studies (including Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil and other languages) at foreign universities and through cultural-centre language courses, reinforced by the conferral of classical-language status on several Indian languages (including the 2024 additions of Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali). However, a dedicated, measurable push to expand the study of classical Indian languages in major global institutions, as specifically pledged, is only thinly evidenced. Partial, low confidence.

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ICCR academic chairs and promotion of Indian languages abroad (Ministry of External Affairs)

mea.gov.in·1 Jan 2025

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