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100			_aBagai, Mithila Urmila _932673
245			_aThe death of a classical language: A case study of Sanskrit in India
260			_aIIPA Digest
300			_a3(1), Jan-Mar, 2021: p.4-15
520			_aThe paper explores various reasons for the demise of Sanskrit language that is left with only 24 thousand speakers. The research also states the significant reasons for allocating more central funds to Sanskrit in comparison to other classical languages. Premised on cooperative federalism, the paper argues that other classical languages have the support of the state, local governments and Indian diaspora for their survival and prosperity. But the state of Sanskrit in its place of birth is such that it is hardly left with speakers. The governments took a long time in according the status of official language to Sanskrit in 2010 but it ended up becoming the second official language. No state in India figures Sanskrit as its primary official language. The marginalized status of Sanskrit is in stark contrast to the other classical languages. – Reproduced
650			_aSanskrit language, Classical languages, Cooperative federalism, Official language _932674
773			_aIIPA Digest
906			_aLANGUAGES
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