In some Indian languages, the word for “language” is bhasha—the vowels long and warm, as in “car” or “tar.” It has a formal weight and a refined spirit. It comes to us from the classical heights of ...

How Many Languages Are Spoken in India: India is incredibly diverse, especially in the way people speak. Across the country, people use 121 major languages and more than 1,500 dialects. Sanskrit and ...