This is very interesting stuff I came across one fine day while reading the Indian constitution and I cross verified too. Am putting it up on the blog.
According to the Indian Constitution there is no concept of a NATIONAL LANGUAGE however there are OFFICIAL LANGUAGES.
Article 343 of the constitution talks about Hindi and English being the Official Language of the Union, however every State can have her own Official Language which can be same or different than that of the Union. As of now there are 22 Official Languages of India which includes Marathi too. Need I say there is nothing like a REGIONAL LANGUAGE.
And this was contrary to what I studied in school that Hindi is the national language of the country. Below is the brief of Article 343:
343. Official language of the Union.—(1) The official language of the
Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script .
The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union
shall be the international form of Indian numerals .
(2) Notwiths tanding anything in clause (1) , for a per iod of fifteen years
from the commencement of this Constitution, the English language shall
continue to be used for all the official purposes of the Union for which it
was being used immediately before such commencement :
Provided that the President may, dur ing the said period, by order
authorise the use of the Hindi language in addition to the English language
and of the Devanagari form of numerals in addition to the international
form of Indian numerals for any of the official purposes of the Union.
(3) Notwi ths tanding anything in thi s ar t icle, Parliament may by law
provide for the use, after the said per iod of fifteen years , of—
(a) the English language, or
(b) the Devanagari form of numerals ,
for such purposes as may be specified in the law.
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