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shine india magazine Published this article page no  83 CLASSICAL LANGUAGE  Recently Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan passed a resolution demanding the declaration of Marathi as a Classical language. o The Sammelan is an annual conference of Marathi writers and was started in 1878. o It has been headed by leading Marathi intellectuals including Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda and Prahlad Keshav Acharya Atre.  Currently six languages enjoy the Classical status Tamil (declared in 2004) Sanskrit (2005) Kannada (2008) Telugu (2008) Malayalam (2013) and Odia (2014).  As per Ministry of Culture the guidelines for declaring a language as Classical are o High antiquity of its early textsrecorded history over a period of 15002000 years o A body of ancient literaturetexts which is considered a valuable heritage by generations of speakers o The literary tradition be original and not borrowed from another speech community o The classical language and literature being distinct from modern there may also be a discontinuity between the classical language and its later forms or its offshoots.  Benefits accrued to a classical language are o Two major annual international awards for scholars of eminence in classical Indian languages are given. o A Centre of Excellence for studies in Classical Languages is set up. o The University Grant Commission (UGC) awards research projects for promoting these languages and create a certain number of Professional Chairs for the Classical Languages in the Central Universities shine india magazine buy.

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