Friday, 9th Oct.2025 (Dwarka Parichay News Desk) Prof. Raghuvendra Tanwar, Chairman, Indian Council of Historical Research released the books Bharatiya Bhasha Pariwar: A New Framework in Linguistics and Collected Studies on Bharatiya Bhasha Pariwar: Horizons and Perspectives at a function held at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi on 9 October 2025. The books researched and prepared by Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti, have been published by National Book Trust, India.
Citing K M Munshi’s remarks that the multiplicity of our languages and communities is widely advertised, but little emphasis is laid on certain facts which make India what she is. Prof. Raghvendra Tanwar said that the books highlight the importance of Indian languages and emphasize that all the languages emerge from single tree. They do not divide but unify.
Emphasising on the importance of Indian languages Prof. Milind Sudhakar Marathe, Chairman, NBT said that in India a language is not only a medium of instruction but a medium of cognition. Though Indian languages are different, they have one spirit. He added that language is a medium to pass on culture, philosophy, traditions to the next generation. Prof. Marathe observed that the books would clear the misconceptions about Indian languages.
In his address Shri Chamu Krishna Shastry, Chairman, Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti spoke about the need for the concept of Bharatiya Bhasha Pariwar which gives a new perspective towards composition of Indian languages. He remarked that New Education Policy 2020 has helped promote mother tongues as medium of instruction.
In her welcome address, Ms Manmohan Kaur, Adviser (Cost) EBSH Languages, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, said that this initiative is a step toward understanding that each language is a vibrant language and part of one family.
Shri Yuvraj Malik, Director NBT said that these two volumes are not just books. They are cultural philosophical documents that will provide a new framework and perspective to Indian culture and identity. The concept of Bharatiya Bhasha Pariwar has been presented with facts and authenticity. These books would help in rediscovering and reconnecting with our past. He urged scholars present on the occasion to visit upcoming book fairs being organised by NBT and share their experience.
Prof. Murlimanohar Pathak, Vice Chancellor, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University and Prof. R C Sharma, noted linguist were also present on the occasion.
Bharatiya Bhasha Pariwar: A New Framework in Linguistics
The book Bharatiya Bhasha Pariwar: A New Framework in Linguistics explores alternative perspectives on the study of Indian languages by re-examining long-standing colonial and Eurocentric frameworks that classified them into rigid ‘families’. Drawing on insights from multidisciplinary perspectives, it highlights the possibility of viewing India’s languages as co-evolving expressions within a shared civilisational continuum. The book critically engages with the Aryan Invasion/Migration narrative, tracing its historical roots and presenting evidence of cultural and linguistic continuities across Indian languages and traditions. Rather than proposing a single uniform view, it advances a paradigm that emphasises commonalities in Indian languages and cultural frameworks, while also acknowledging the rich diversity and uniqueness of each language.
Collected Studies on Bharatiya Bhasha Pariwar: Perspectives and Horizons
This volume is out of a national effort to reimagine Indian languages as an interconnected family rather than as an isolated frame. Drawing on research from linguistics, anthropology, cognitive science, pedagogy, and artificial intelligence, the anthology illustrates how Indian languages share structural, cultural, and cognitive foundations shaped by millennia of interaction. Each chapter, from studies of linguistic commonalities to explorations of AI-driven translation models, underscores how multilingualism continues to sustain India’s unity in diversity.
