Contrary to what most people believe, India does not have a national language. Many might wonder why Hindi is not the national language when that is what the majority of the population speaks. This is because while 53.6% of the population fluently speaks Hindi, about half of it does not understand this language. For example, in the Southern half of India, less than 15% of speakers can understand Hindi. This leads to the question of what language the rest of India speaks, if n

Indian immigration really only started after the Immigration Act of 1965. The wave of diverse immigration post-1965 called for a revision of assimilation theories. Much of this was also due to the different economic and social contexts. The economy during the time was an hourglass economy that had lots of high-skill and low-wage jobs. Furthermore, these immigrants faced more persistent racial discrimination, leading to residential segregation and the formation of ethnic encla

Almost every country in the world has a national language that is dominant in society. India might be one of the only exceptions to this due to its deep history and cultural diversity. One might assume it's Hindi, but that does not represent all of India. People do not think it is Enlgish due to its colonial associations, but its deep roots in Indian society make it almost impossible to remove. This begs the question: what language is spoken most in India, and should that not