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   Origin and Development of Indian Languages   
      
   The Hans India   
   July 27, 2015   
      
   Ever since human beings have invented scripts, writing   
   has reflected the culture, lifestyle, society and the   
   polity of contemporary society. In the process, each   
   culture evolved its own language and created a huge   
   literary base. This literary base of a civilisation tells   
   us about the evolution of each of its languages and   
   culture through the span of centuries.   
      
   Role of Sanskrit   
      
   Sanskrit is the mother of many Indian languages. The   
   Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas and Dharmasutras are all   
   written in Sanskrit. There is also a variety of secular   
   and regional literature. By reading about the languages   
   and literature created in the past, we shall be able to   
   understand our civilization better and appreciate the   
   diversity and richness of our culture.   
      
   All this was possible because of the language that   
   developed during that time. Sanskrit is the most ancient   
   language of our country. It is one of the twenty-two   
   languages listed in the Indian Constitution .The   
   literature in Sanskrit is vast, beginning with the most   
   ancient thought embodied in the Rig Veda, the oldest   
   literary heritage of mankind, and the Zend Avesta.   
      
   It was Sanskrit that gave impetus to the study of   
   linguistics scientifically during the eighteenth century.   
   The great grammarian Panini, analysed Sanskrit and its   
   word formation in his unrivalled descriptive grammar   
   Ashtadhyayi. . . .   
      
   Continues at:   
      
   http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-07-27/Origin-and-de   
   elopment-of-Indian-languages-166230   
      
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   Om Shanti   
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