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Language as Politics and the
Future of a Multilingual
Nationality
By
Ramanujam Meganathaan
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19/09/2019
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B The Second Language
oIn Hindi speaking states, the second
language will be some other modern Indian
language or English, and
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language will be Hindi or English.
D The Third language
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as the second language, and
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Dr. Ramanujam Meganathan is an Associate Professor,
NCERT, New Delhi.