The sheer vastness of India is best reflected in the number and diversity of its languages. We speak in many tongues 22 official languages, excluding English and we don't always understand each other even when we speak the same language; ask the Bengali in Bangalore or the Mumbaikar in Delhi. Languages have caused bloody riots but have sparked great literature; they can divide but they can unite, and can even make us laugh at ourselves (invaluable in these grim days). And the latest, Call Center English, has kickstarted an entire economy.
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