UPSC · Prelims and Mains
Ancient and Medieval History, Art and Culture
← Literature, languages and sourcesLanguages, scripts and classical-language status
- Language families
- Prakrits (Ardhamagadhi, Shauraseni, Maharashtri), Pali, Apabhramsha as the bridge to modern Indo-Aryan
- Scripts evolution
- Classical Language status: Tamil (2004), Sanskrit (2005), Telugu and Kannada (2008), Malayalam (2013), Odia (2014); Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, Bengali (2024); criteria and benefits
