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Hindi is the de jure official language of Himachal Pradesh and is spoken by the majority of the population as a lingua franca. [111] Sanskrit is the additional official language of the state. [112] Although mostly encountered in academic and symbolic contexts, the government of Himachal Pradesh is encouraging its wider study and use. [113]
At the state level, Hindi is the official language of the following Indian states: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. [73] Hindi is an official language of Gujarat, along with Gujarati. [74]
None of these languages, except for Dogri, have any official status. The demand for the inclusion of 'Pahari (Himachali)' under the Eight Schedule of the Constitution, which is supposed to represent multiple Pahari languages of Himachal Pradesh, had been made in the year 2010 by the state's Vidhan Sabha.
Himachal Pradesh is a multi-religion practising, multicultural and multilingual state. Some of the most commonly spoken languages are Hindi and the various Pahari languages. [ 1 ] The Hindu communities residing in Himachal include the Brahmins , Rajputs , Kannets , Rathis and Kolis .
The language is commonly called Pahari or Himachali. [citation needed] The language has no official status.According to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the language is of definitely endangered category, i.e. many Kulluvi children are not learning Kulluvi as their mother tongue any longer.
Poonchi-Pahari, is an language variety specifically spoken in Poonch Division of Pakistan-admistered Azad Kashmir and in Poonch District of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, [2] with some languages in the south-eastern parts of Indian Jammu and Kashmir, [3]
Also see [12] At the 2011 census, 72% of the population in the district spoke or knew native languages of Kinnaur, 16.65% Hindi and 7.03% Nepali as their first language. [9] Although, Hindi is fast emerging as the language of choice in most domains, especially the young speakers, due to the demands of modernity which has threatened the native ...
Shimla district, known as Simla district until 1972, is one of the twelve districts of the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. Its headquarters is the state capital of Shimla. Neighbouring districts are Mandi and Kullu in the north, Kinnaur in the east, Uttarakhand in the southeast, Solan to the southwest and Sirmaur in the south. The ...