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Language is the lifeline of a civilization, it denotes the identity, culture and traditions of the people. It plays an important role in preserving music, dance, customs, festivals, traditional knowledge and heritage. In the backdrop of the statement analyse the linguistic diversity and richness in the country. 10 marks

Mentor’s comment-

  • Begin with brief write up on what you understand by linguistic diversity in Indian context.
  • In the body explain that in India, there are more than 200 languages, being spoken by different groups. There exists ‘linguistic pluralism’ in India, which is a state of ‘mutual existence’ of several languages in a contiguous space. Discuss the factors responsible for diversity in the languages. Explain the relevance of official languages.
  • Conclude with need to preserve such rich heritage of the country.

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8 responses to “Language is the lifeline of a civilization, it denotes the identity, culture and traditions of the people. It plays an important role in preserving music, dance, customs, festivals, traditional knowledge and heritage. In the backdrop of the statement analyse the linguistic diversity and richness in the country. 10 marks”

  1. JITHIN R Avatar
    JITHIN R

    please review

    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Jithin
      Your answer looks monotonus, work on it. Underline keywords and use headings and subheadings to present your answer in a better structured manner.
      Write some more about the linguistic diversity, you can add that though officially there are 122 languages, Peoples Linguistic Survey of India has identified 780 languages, of which 50 are extinct in past five decades.
      Some good points in the challenges, you can also write that when attempts are made to make a language dominate over other languages, it will adversely affect the creativity in vernacular languages and disappoint the common folk.
      Good conclusion.
      Work on presentation.
      Keep working hard.

    2. JITHIN R Avatar
      JITHIN R

      thank you sir
      will work on your guild lines

  2. Arun Vashisht Avatar
    Arun Vashisht

    Please review arunvashisht771@gmail.com
    (Sir, am i writing enough words or should i write more)

    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Arun
      Good introduction.
      You have written about the linguistic diversity in a decent manner.
      But you also have to write the challenges faced by it.
      Write points like in a country where people happen to be very sensitive and sentimental towards the use of their language, any attempt to play with the dignity of any dialect or regional language could compel the authorities to walk on hot bricks.
      -Imposition of any language over this linguistic heritage will definitely destroy our cultural and
      historical melodies.
      Answer both the part of the question to get better marks.
      Work on space management.
      Avoid spelling mistakes.
      Work hard, you will improve.

    2. Arun Vashisht Avatar
      Arun Vashisht

      thanks you sir for the review

  3. Shivali Thakur Avatar
    Shivali Thakur

    Please review

    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Shivali
      Good introduction.
      You have covered various dimensions in the given word limit, appreciable.
      Content wise good attempt.
      Structure is also decent.
      Underline keywords and work on handwriting.
      Avoid using short forms like diff.
      Keep writing, you will improve.