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In 1967, the 21st amendment to the constitution added Sindhi to the Eighth Schedule. The 71st Amendment, enacted in 1992, added three more languages: Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali. In 2003, the 92nd Amendment added Bodo, Dogri, Santhali and Maithali, raising the total number of languages to 22. [5]
A language movement, spearheaded by organisations including the Manipuri Sahitya Parishad and the All Manipur Students' Union demanded that Meitei be made an official language for more than 40 years, until Meitei was finally added to the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India in 1992.
Manipuri Language Day (Meitei: Manipuri Longi Numit; /ma-nee-poo-ree lon-gee noo-meet/), is an annual celebration of the Manipuri (Meitei) language in India and Bangladesh on 20 August. It is the day in 1992 on which Manipuri was added to the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India, making it one of the official languages of India.
The Meitei language movement (Meitei: Meitei Longi Kongjang), also known as the Manipuri language movement (Meitei: Manipuri Longi Kongjang), is any linguistic movement undertaken by the literary, political and social associations as well as organisations, advocating for a change or development of Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) in various critical, discriminative and ...
Meitei language speakers and lovers annually celebrate the "Manipuri Language Day" on 20th August in Tripura, to remember the day on which their language was made one of the scheduled languages of the 8th schedule for the Constitution of India by Manipuri Literary and Cutural Forum,Tripura with colourful cultural programmes. [30] [31] [32]
The Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri) movement sought to achieve recognition of Meitei as a Classical language of India.It was supported by various literary, political, social associations and organisations as well as notable individual personalities of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Northeast India (prominently Assam, Manipur and Tripura).
The section 3 of The Manipur Official Language Act, 1979 (Manipur Act 14 Of 1979) explains the official language status of the state as follows: [2] [3] 3. (1) Subject to the provision of section 7, Manipuri language shall, on and from the commencement of this Act, be the language used in respect of all or any of the official purposes of the State.
The first anniversary of the Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation coincided with 18th Manipuri Language Day, the annual commemorative celebration of the Meitei language's inclusion in the Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution. [6] [2] The directorate has become a key organiser of the annual event. [7]