The Language and Religion Diversity

Language and Religion Diversity Research Paper
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Language and Religion Diversity Research Paper
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The following research is about the diversity of language and religion in India. First, the study explains the different beliefs: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, and Christianity. Second, the research also focuses on other languages in India, which are it also aims at discussing the shortcomings of speech and religious diversity. Third, it also aims to explain how language and religion can reduce illiteracy in India. Finally, the research also aims at providing solutions to conflicts and shortcomings in diversity in India.           
Language and Religion Diversity Research Paper
Language diversity is a way in which people communicate on different characteristics. The various characteristics include religious families, vocabularies, and grammar. On the other hand, the plurality of religion is a condition in which individuals are in a diverse society. The diverse society has freedom of worship which is based on their conscience. The following research paper is primarily based on India's religions, population percentages, history of their presence, and religious-based conflicts. The research also focuses on the origin of diverse languages in India, their family, and group and their geographic location. Research has shown that language and religion have impacted society in many ways. Research also has shown that language and religion are vital contributors to the Indian economy. Language and religious plurality have been discussed in the following research to understand diversity in India.
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In researching on language and religious diversity, the project took adequate time. The Scholarly articles and books were used in gathering information. There were ten sources from scholarly books and articles, which were primarily on language and religion.
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Diversity of language and plurality of religions in India
In indicating the diversity of languages in India, the languages spoken in India belong to several language families. Joshi 2019 notes the primary language families are; Indo-Aryan languages spoken by 75% of Indians and the Dravidian languages spoken by19.64% of Indians. The remaining languages, which mark 2.31% of Indians, are spoken by Austroasiatic, Sino-Tibetan, Tai-Kadai, and a few minor language families and Isolates. After Nigeria, Which has 524 languages, India follows 447 languages as the fourth highest number in the world. English is used for official, business, and economic purposes. 
On language diversity, Joshi emphasizes Hindu and English as widely spoken for official and commercial purposes. Although the Indian constitution has scheduled 22 languages, more than 400 dialects are still unknown. Language is regional, with dialects playing in the variety of languages spoken in India. The various dialects come from different linguistics families and are centered on other religions. Linguistic differences are ambiguous; hence local guides and translators are beneficial while conducting meetings in various locations.
English, an essential language in India, is also used in higher learning and areas of the Indian government. In Northern and Central India, Hindu serves as lingua franca, with it being the most widely spoken language. Eastern and Northern-eastern speakers use the Bengali language, the second most spoken language in the country. Marathi, said by many southwestern speakers, is the third widely used language in the country (Tirosh 2020).
In history, the south Indian languages belong to the Dravidian family. The Dravidian languages are indigenous to the south of India. Before integrating into various branches, the Dravidian language- family existed as Proto-Dravidian in the fourth millennium BCE. This integration led to the classification of North, central (Kolami-Parji), South-Central (Telugu-Kui), and South Dravidian (Tamil-Kannada) (Bhadriraju, 2020). 
The Northern languages originate from the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European family. It evolved from Middle Indic Prakrit languages and Apabhramsa of the middle ages. The northern Indian languages emerged in three stages; Old-Indo Aryan, Middle Indo-Aryan, and New-Indo Aryan. All three languages evolved into distinct and recognizable in the New-Aryan age. Bengali, the second most spoken language, has maintained its Sanskritics foundation. It has also expanded its vocabulary from Persian, English, French, and other foreign languages (Pandey et al., 2017). 
India is a multi-cultural and diverse nation with a good history in the plurality of religions thriving over many years. Sing 2004 argues that religions have historically influenced Indian society on political, cultural, and economic levels. Indian's definitive account of Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Islam, and Christianity bring a sense of pride in Indian's rich religious history. Despite most people in India identifying as Hindu. Singh also notes that the other religions in Indian society impact contemporary society. Religion in India is publicly visible than in most English-speaking countries. Religion visibility is depicted in many images that are identified as holy. For instance, ashrams which are sites for the congregation, are made up of large communities of scholars (Singh 2004).
Beautiful architecture is a common feature in many places of worship in India. The architecture includes the Hindu temple, Muslim mosque, and Christian church, which are next to each other. According to the culture atlas, in the 2011 Indian census, 79.8% of Indians were Hindu, 14.2% as Muslim, and 2.3% as Christians. Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs were represented by a percentage below one. The minority three religions still represent many people due to the massive population size in India (Sing, 2004).
As discussed, the beliefs presented are Hindu, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, Christianity, and Sikhism. Each citizen in India has rights, freedom, and safety of worship. Most scholars note that Hindu started between 2300 B.C. and 1500 B.C. It began in the valleys of Hindu near modern-day Pakistan.
Contrary to this, Many Hindus argue that their faith has always existed. Hinduism is made of many beliefs, and it marks the highest population in India. Muslim, which is the youngest religion, started in mecca in modern-day Saudi Arabia. It was during Prophet Muhammad's life that Muslims developed. Compared to other nations, India has more Muslims apart from Indonesia and Pakistan. The number of Muslims in 1991 was 107 million, which marks 12.6% of the population. This kept the higher growth rate of 32% in the 1980's higher than Hindus, who are the majorities and grew by 25%, and the other Christian minorities, who succeeded by 21.5% (Halev, 2005).
 Christianity, which is the second-largest minority, comprised 2.31% of the Indian population in 1992. It was introduced by Thomas the Apostle, who is said to have reached the Malabar Coast of Kerala in 52 A.D. Most Christians are found in Kerala, even though most Christians are located in the northeast, small states. In addition, there are Syrian Christians who have developed as a jati (Webster, 1992, p.34). To date, these Christians live in a socially exclusive state. Christian churches, more so, the Roman Catholic under the Portuguese, have accumulated significant assets in the Indian economy. The difference in number between Sikhs and Christians is not much smaller. Sikhs are insects segment that is loosely associated with the economy. The faith began around 1500 CE with Guru Nanak teaching people a new religion to the people of India.
The Sikh religion started in Pakistan and Indian states. Some Sikhs are Mazhabis, who are poor producers and laborers in the agriculture sector (Duignan, 2020). Jains population is lowest in India. Despite this fact, Jain's economic significance is much greater than their religious share (Laidlaw, 1995, p.84). Buddhism started in the eastern part of ancient India in the ancient kingdom of Magadha. The religion evolved and has spread from the north-eastern region of the South-Asian subcontinent. It has also spread in the south, east, and central Asia...