LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 12 : 9 September 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A.

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The Evolution of Language Laws in Post-Independence India
A Monograph

B. Mallikarjun Ph.D.

1. Introduction

This monograph Evolution of Language Laws in Post-Independence India aims at informing the audience such as linguists, educationists, administrators, sociologists, lawyers, historians, political scientists, parliamentarians and legislators who like to know about legal issues that govern the use of language in different domains. It is an outcome of research by the author who is a linguist and thus the monograph brings a linguistic perspective to the issue in great measure.. The monograph presents the information relating to language policy and law in India in one place and analyses the same in a rational manner. In the second part the monograph intends to examine the way they are related to the linguistic, social, political, legal and economic situation of the country. In the third part the monograph focuses on a comparison and contrast of Indian situation with other multilingual situations across the world, since in today’s world multilingualism is the rule and mono-lingualism is exception.

Since her independence, India is managing multilingualism through policies and laws of language use in administration, judiciary, education and other domains in a more effective manner as a model to other countries to emulate. The legislature makes policy, and the executive knows how best to implement the policy. The fluid and volatile linguistic situation that existed at the time of framing the Indian Constitution has become calm and peaceful to a large extent. Earlier multiple languages were considered as problems that need to be tackled. Now they are considered as resources to be utilized. This is an important turning point and is a significant contribution from India.

This is only the beginning part of the monograph. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ THE MONOGRAPH IN PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION.

B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Centre for Classical Kannada
Central University of Karnataka
Gulbarga 585 106
Karnataka
India
mallikarjun56@gmail.com
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