Explore India’s linguistic diversity, scheduled languages and writing systems.
Explore Languages and Scripts of India
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Assamese
Assamese is a major language of Assam with a long literary history and a distinctive role in the cultural life of the Brahmaputra valley.
Bengali
Bengali is a major Indian language with a distinguished literary, musical and intellectual heritage, spoken widely in eastern India.
Bengali-Assamese Script
The Bengali-Assamese script tradition is used for Bengali, Assamese and related languages with regional letter forms and shared historical roots.
Bodo
Bodo is a major Tibeto-Burman language of Assam and adjoining regions with growing literary, educational and media traditions.
Devanagari Script
Devanagari is a major Indic script used for Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Sanskrit and several other Indian languages.
Dogri
Dogri is an Indian language associated especially with the Jammu region and supported by distinctive folk, literary and musical traditions.
Gujarati
Gujarati is a major Indo-Aryan language with a rich literary, mercantile, devotional and public tradition centred especially in Gujarat.
Gujarati Script
Gujarati script is an Indic writing system used primarily for Gujarati and related literary, commercial and public communication.
Gurmukhi Script
Gurmukhi is the principal script used for Punjabi in India and holds central importance in Sikh scripture, literature and education.
Hindi
Hindi is one of India’s most widely used languages and serves as an official language of the Union in the Devanagari script.
Kannada
Kannada is a classical Indian language with a long inscriptional and literary tradition and a central place in Karnataka’s cultural life.
Kannada Script
Kannada script is a southern Indic writing system used for Kannada and related scholarly and cultural traditions.
Kashmiri
Kashmiri is an Indian language of the Kashmir Valley with distinctive literary, oral, musical and devotional traditions.
Konkani
Konkani is an Indian language associated with the Konkan coast and a diverse literary culture expressed in multiple scripts and regional varieties.
Maithili
Maithili is an Indian language of the Mithila region with a distinguished literary, devotional and folk heritage.
Malayalam
Malayalam is a major Dravidian language associated with Kerala and Lakshadweep, supported by rich literary, journalistic, theatrical and cinematic traditions.
Malayalam Script
Malayalam script is a southern Indic writing system used for Malayalam and supported by a rich print, literary and digital culture.
Manipuri (Meitei)
Manipuri, also known as Meitei, is a major language of Manipur with a long literary and performance tradition and renewed use of Meitei Mayek.
Marathi
Marathi is a major Indo-Aryan language with deep literary, devotional, theatrical and public traditions, especially associated with Maharashtra.
Meitei Mayek
Meitei Mayek is the indigenous script associated with the Meitei language and has experienced a major revival in education and public use.
Nepali
Nepali is an Indian scheduled language spoken widely in the Himalayan regions and supported by substantial literary and public traditions.
Odia
Odia is a classical Indian language with a long literary history and a central place in the cultural life of Odisha.
Odia Script
Odia script is an Indic writing system with distinctive rounded forms used for Odia literature, education and public communication.
Ol Chiki Script
Ol Chiki is a script created for Santali and has become an important medium for Santali education, literature and cultural expression.