University Of Petroleum and Energy Studies

College of Legal Studies

BA.LLB(Hons.)Sem. 4

ACADEMIC YEAR- 2017 SESSION- JANUARY- JUNE

PROJECT TOPIC OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II :

NEED OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Under the Supervision of PROF Himanshu Dhandharia

NAME: HIMANG LEDWANI , DHIRAJ SINGH

SAP ID: 500047911 , 500047975

ROLL NO: 48 , 37
 SYNOPSIS

Statement of Problem
The basic fundamental to make this project is to get the knowledge about the: official language
of union. To get basic knowledge about nature of official language of union and how did :
official language evolved and what is the scope and history related to it .

Literature Review
There are many books and articles available on the topic of Nature and scope of : official
language of union. : official language holds a prime place in the democracy of India, and has
been provided as a vital aspect of whole administration of India .

Objective
The objective is to gain the knowledge of nature , history and aspects of : official language.
How it evolved and gained prosper. What is the scope and current status.

Research Methodology
The project includes several sources. Primary sources which are used during this research are
from the constitution of India and the secondary sources used during the research are cases and
articles and several opinions as well.

Hypothesis
The probable outcome of this research will be better understanding about : official language in
India. What are the features which contribute in making of : official
language and how influential are they in the lives of the people and administration of whole
country.

Chapterisation
LINGUISTIC OVERVIEW OF INDIA

INFLUENCE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN INDIA

AFTER INDEPENDENCE: CHOOSING AND INSTATING THE NEW NATIONAL
LANGUAGE

LANGUAGE TENSION
NATIONAL LANGUAGE OR OFFICIAL LANGUAGE?
WHY HINDI HAS FAILED TO BECOME THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE.
DIFFICULTIES WITH CHOOSING A NATIONAL LANGUAGE

NATIONAL LANGUAGE AS A NATIONAL SYMBOL

CONCLUSION : (NEED OF NATIONAL LANGUAGE)

BIBLOGRAPHY
BOOKS:
V.N.Shukla`s - Constitution of India

Prof M.P Jain Indian constitutional law

Dr Ashok K. Jain Constitutional law of India
A.K Shrivastava Constitution of India

ARTICLE:

Annamalai, E. (1994). India: Language Situation. In R.E. Asher. The Encyclopedia of

Language and Linguistics (Vol. 3, pp. 1651-1653). Oxford: Pergamon Press

Coulmas, Florian. (1988). With Forked Tongues: What Are National Languages Good
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Das Gupta, Jyotirindra. (1970). Language Conflict and National Development. Berkeley
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Emeneau, Murray. (1980). Language and Linguistic Area. Stanford: Stanford University
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Fasold, Ralph. (1988). What National Languages are Good For. In Coulmas (Ed.). With
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Handa, R. L (1983). Missing Links in Link Languages. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers

India looks back in despair at 50 years of self rule. (1996, Aug. 17). The Times. Internet
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Mey, Jacob (1988). To the Language Born: Thoughts on the Problem of National and
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Multi-lingual ambience can be a blessing. (1995, Oct. 30). The Hindu on Indiaserver,
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Nayar, Baldev Raj. (1969). National Communication and Language Policy in India. New
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Zvelebil, K.V. Dravidian Languages. In R.E. Asher. The Encyclopedia of Language and
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