Languages of India belong to several language families, the major ones being the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by 78.05% of Indians and the Dravidian languages spoken by 19.64% of Indians; both families
(total of official languages: 23, including 22 8th Schedule languages and one additional official language, English)
A danger sign in India containing eight languages, all using different scripts.
A pentalingual highway sign in Kochi written in Malayalam, English, Hindi, Tamil and Kannada.
Fastest growing languages of India — Hindi (first), Kashmiri (second), Gujarati & Meitei/Manipuri (third), Bengali (fourth) — based on 2011 census of India
Telugu is a Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. Telugu is a classical language with a recorded history of at least 2
Languages of India
…of India has awarded the distinction of classical language to Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu. This status is given to languages that have a rich heritage and independent nature. According to the Census of India of 2001, India has 122 major…
Telugu Talli Bomma (statue of Mother Telugu), the personification of Telugu language in Andhra Pradesh
Wall painting at a shop in India. It first shows the painted party symbols of all the major political parties in the region during the nationwide elections in India in 2014. It also has a Telugu inscription showing availability of political flags, banners, caps, badges and other election material.
Ancient Telugu Writing displayed at Telugu Museum
Old Telugu Script – Vishnukundina Indra Varma Sasanam 6th century