Zahi Sarfraz Malik
The right of language is a basic cultural right of the people and linked with their economy, culture, social system and political right. UNESCO recognizes the concept of language equality among all languages, irrespective of whether they have a script or not.
Irrespective of their power and specific ranking in the world systems of states, the languages best able to survive the competition are likely to be those that have the support of a Government. Unfortunately the Pahari language has no official support as it is not included in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
The Constitution of India is not rigid and it has no fixed number of languages to be included in the 8th Schedule. Many languages have been included in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution after India’s independence. Many languages were found neither numerically stronger nor more grammatically richer than Pahari. Many of them have lesser population than Pahari speaking population but Pahari has unfortunately not been included in the 8th sche
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