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Chandrika Tandon, an India-born US millionaire, was awarded a Grammy for her chanting of Om Sahana Vavatu prayer. That prayer is in Sanskrit. Sanskrit is one of the classical languages of the world. The other four are Arabic, Greek, Latin and Persian. These languages have survived so far.
But many other languages are either extinct or about to disappear. According to Dr. Ganesh Devi, a linguist, there are 850 languages spoken by the people in the world. But 400 of these languages will be extinct by the next 30 years. Dr. Devi says that 280 languages having their own grammar have disappeared during the last 60 years.
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As whole cities died during the great plagues or natural disasters like the volcanic eruption in Pompeii, many languages are on their path of extinction. For example, the language known as ‘Bo’ has become extinct as the only lady who knew this Language of Andaman died recently. Similarly, there are only four people who know the language called ‘Mazi’ in Sikkim.
Now there is a caste system among languages as 11 languages in India are recognized as classical. So far such a distinction was not here. Chandrika Tandon feels if you chant a hymn in any language, it spreads love, light and laughter all around.
There are many misunderstandings about a language. It is considered that language is destroyed due to invasion of a foreign language. But the linguistic pollution makes it richer. There are no borders for a language. Armenian words are found in Vedic Sanskrit, while the Afghan component has made Indian classical music more vibrant.
