Languages with official recognition in India (English Wikipedia)

Statement 1 – Abstract of Speakers' Strength of Languages and Mother Tongues – 2011 (PDF) (Report). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2018.
"Census Tables". Census of India. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

ceopondicherry.nic.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Puducherry, General Information on Pondicherry, archived from the original on 28 September 2007, retrieved 6 June 2007

chandigarhcity.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Languages in Chandigarh". Chandigarh City.

ciil.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

lisindia.ciil.org

"Maithili Script and Spelling". lisindia.ciil.org. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

constitution.org (Global: 7,036^th place; English: 5,927^th place)

"First proviso of Constitution". Constitution.org. Archived from the original on 15 January 2003. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
"Constitution of India, Article". Constitution.org. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

courtkutchehry.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Andhra Pradesh Official Language Act, 1966". Courtkutchehry.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

daman.nic.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The Goa, Daman and Diu Official Language Act, 1987" (PDF). U.T. Administration of Daman & Diu. 19 December 1987. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

deccanchronicle.com (Global: 348^th place; English: 200^th place)

"Urdu second official language in Andhra Pradesh". Deccan Chronicle. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

dnaindia.com (Global: 250^th place; English: 153^rd place)

ANI (10 September 2014). "Assam government withdraws Assamese as official language in Barak Valley, restores Bengali". DNA India. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

dnh.nic.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Administration of Dedra and Nagar Haveli, U.T. (Official Language Department) Secretariat Citizens charter-2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Forrester, Duncan B. (Spring–Summer 1966), "The Madras Anti-Hindi Agitation, 1965: Political Protest and its Effects on Language Policy in India", Pacific Affairs, 39 (1/2): 19–36, doi:10.2307/2755179, JSTOR 2755179
Iyengar, Arvind; Parchani, Sundri (2021). "Like Community, Like Language: Seventy-Five Years of Sindhi in Post-Partition India". Journal of Sindhi Studies. 1: 1–32. doi:10.1163/26670925-bja10002. S2CID 246551773.

e-pao.net (Global: low place; English: 5,988^th place)

"PIB press releases in Manipuri". e-pao. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

egazette.gov.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The Ladakh Official Languages Regulation, 2025" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.

egazette.nic.in (Global: 3,243^rd place; English: 1,944^th place)

"The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

hindu.com (Global: 261^st place; English: 171^st place)

Special Correspondent (12 March 2007), "Karunanidhi stands firm on Tamil in High Court", The Hindu, p. 1, archived from the original on 13 March 2007 {{citation}}: |last= has generic name (help)
"The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Thanjavur News : No objection to Tamil as court language: A.P. Shah". The Hindu. 7 January 2007. Archived from the original on 7 January 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
"Karunanidhi hopeful of Centre's announcement". The Hindu. 30 April 2008. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

hindustantimes.com (Global: 71^st place; English: 52^nd place)

"Haryana grants second language status to Punjabi". Hindustan Times. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015.

iloveindia.com (Global: 7,282^nd place; English: 5,042^nd place)

languages.iloveindia.com

"Indian Languages: Konkani Language". iloveindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

in.com (Global: 727^th place; English: 441^st place)

ibnlive.in.com

"Oriya gets its due in neighbouring state- Orissa- IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. 4 September 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

india.com (Global: 385^th place; English: 234^th place)

zeenews.india.com

Das, Ananya (2 September 2020). "Cabinet approves Bill to include Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi as official languages in Jammu and Kashmir". Zee News. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

india.gov.in (Global: 1,393^rd place; English: 1,002^nd place)

"The Constitution (Seventy-first Amendment) Act, 1992| National Portal of India". India.gov.in. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
"Official Language – Constitutional/Statutory Provisions". Government of India. Archived from the original on 17 April 2007.

indiacode.nic.in (Global: 3,360^th place; English: 1,996^th place)

Official Languages Act (PDF). Parliament of India. 1963. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
"The Constitution (Twenty-first Amendment) Act, 1967". Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
"The Goa, Daman and Diu Official Language Act, 1987" (PDF). Indiacode. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
"The Gujarat Official Languages Act, 1960" (PDF). Indiacode. 1961. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
"The Assam Official Language Act, 1960". India Code. Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. 19 December 1960. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
"The Chhattisgarh Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2007" (PDF). Indiacode. 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
"The Haryana Official Language Act, 1969". India Code. Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. 5 March 1969. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
"The Himachal Pradesh Official Language Act, 1975". India Code. Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. 21 February 1975.
"The Maharashtra Local Authorities Official Language Act, 2022". India Code. Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

indianexpress.com (Global: 60^th place; English: 43^rd place)

indianexpress.com

"Hindi Diwas, and the history of the debate over Hindi's status". The Indian Express. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
"Hindi Diwas: How Constituent Assembly decided on Hindi as the official, and not national, language of India". The Indian Express. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
"Centre to promote the use of Hindi in South India, Northeast:Jitendra Singh". The Indian Express. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016. In response to this several NGO and political parties have started agitation and some have even resorted to violent protests in the Darjeeling for separate statehood, which started in after the official statement in a press meet by Central parliamentary affairs minister. The monster himself hails from South India and many party leader of the government has felt like an insult to the mother language. The TANA has stated "It's high time the North should learn the lessons from the past and should try not to stir the broth"
The ADMK leader has said in New Delhi "It's a shame to see my neighboring state leader hailing from Telugu state speaking against his own mother tongue.
The Dravida Samrakshana Samiti Head has said " it's a direct assault on our culture and is an insult for saying the minister hailing from South India
"Govt likely to allow Tamil in Madras HC". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 April 2008.
"Urdu is Telangana's second official language". The Indian Express. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

archive.indianexpress.com

"Oriya to be official language in Orissa – Indian Express". The Indian Express. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

indianrailways.gov.in (Global: 2,097^th place; English: 1,139^th place)

"Scheduled Languages Act, 1963". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009.

indiatimes.com (Global: 17^th place; English: 15^th place)

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

"Govt to promote use of Hindi in routine conversation". The Times of India. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
Urdu and Punjabi are the two secondary official languages of Delhi under the Delhi Official Language Bill, 2000 "Punjabi, Urdu made official languages in Delhi". The Times of India. 25 June 2003. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2007.

economictimes.indiatimes.com

"Court language is English, says Supreme Court". The Economic Times. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

indiatimes.com

"Most Spoken Language In Andaman And Nicobar Islands : Here's All You Need To Know". IndiaTimes. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

indiatoday.in (Global: 94^th place; English: 66^th place)

Roy, Anirban (28 February 2018). "Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi make it to list of official languages in". India Today.

jstor.org (Global: 26^th place; English: 20^th place)

Forrester, Duncan B. (Spring–Summer 1966), "The Madras Anti-Hindi Agitation, 1965: Political Protest and its Effects on Language Policy in India", Pacific Affairs, 39 (1/2): 19–36, doi:10.2307/2755179, JSTOR 2755179

kamat.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The Origins of the Konkani Language". www.kamat.com. 15 January 2016.

kanglaonline.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"PIB website has news in regional languages now". Imphal Free Press. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

lakshadweep.gov.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Circulars". lakshadweep.gov.in. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
"Whats New". lakshadweep.gov.in. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

languageinindia.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Language in India Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow". languageinindia.com. 2 April 2002. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
There are three primary languages used for official purposes – Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam. The official language policy of the union territory states that the Tamil language should be the primary language used for all or any of the official purposes of the union territory. In the case of Mahe and Yanam, Malayalam and Telugu, respectively, may be used instead of or in conjunction with Tamil. The English language may also be used for official purposes. (ACT 28, Gazetteer, Pondicherry Vol. 1, P. II)Multilingualism and second language acquisition and learning in Pondicherry

lawtrend.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Supreme Court Objects to Use of Hindi in Proceedings, Reiterates English as Official Language". lawtrend.in. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

manipurgovtpress.nic.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Manipur Official Language (Amendment )Act 2021". Directorate of Printing & Stationery, Government of Manipur. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

mdoner.gov.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North East India". mdoner.gov.in. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

mea.gov.in (Global: 5,240^th place; English: 3,053^rd place)

"Eighth Schedule" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
"Constitutional Provisions: Official Language Related Part-17 of The Constitution Of India" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 1 July 2015.

megassembly.gov.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

Commissioner Linguistic Minorities, 43rd report: July 2004 – June 2005, p. para 25.1, archived from the original on 10 April 2009, retrieved 16 July 2007 On 21 March 2006, the Chief Minister of Meghalaya stated in the State Assembly that a notification to this effect had been issued. Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, Budget session: Starred Questions and Answers – Tuesday, the 21st March 2006., retrieved 16 July 2007.

mha.gov.in (Global: 7,416^th place; English: 4,814^th place)

"Constitution of India, Eighth schedule" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

mha.nic.in (Global: 2,217^th place; English: 1,335^th place)

Constitutional provisions relating to Eighth Schedule (PDF) (Report). Ministry Of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
"Eighth schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

mpgovt.nic.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Language and Literature", Official website of Government of Madhya Pradesh, Government of Madhya Pradesh, archived from the original on 29 September 2007, retrieved 16 July 2007

nclm.nic.in (Global: 3,366^th place; English: 2,572^nd place)

"Commissioner of Linguistic Minorities". Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
52nd report of Commissioner of Linguistic Minorities (PDF) (Report). Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
"The Bihar Official Language Act, 1950" (PDF). National Commission for Linguistic Minorities. 29 November 1950. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
"Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 50th report (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
Commissioner Linguistic Minorities, 42nd report: July 2003 – June 2004, p. para 25.5, archived from the original on 8 October 2007, retrieved 16 July 2007
Commissioner Linguistic Minorities, 43rd report: July 2004 – June 2005, p. para 25.1, archived from the original on 10 April 2009, retrieved 16 July 2007 On 21 March 2006, the Chief Minister of Meghalaya stated in the State Assembly that a notification to this effect had been issued. Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, Budget session: Starred Questions and Answers – Tuesday, the 21st March 2006., retrieved 16 July 2007.
Commissioner Linguistic Minorities, 43rd report: July 2004 – June 2005, pp. paras 6.1–6.2, archived from the original on 10 April 2009, retrieved 16 July 2007
"50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). 16 July 2014. p. 153. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

nenow.in (Global: low place; English: 7,563^rd place)

"68th National Film Awards: Here is the list of winners". Northeast Now. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

newindianexpress.com (Global: 188^th place; English: 118^th place)

"Advocate argues in Tamil in High Court". The New Indian Express. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2010.

nyu.edu (Global: 1,174^th place; English: 773^rd place)

Kanchan Chandra, "Ethnic Bargains, Group Instability, and Social Choice Theory", Politics and Society 29, 3: 337–62.

pib.gov.in (Global: 2,141^st place; English: 1,160^th place)

"PMINDIA Multilingual Website now available in 13 languages Assamese and Manipuri versions of Prime Minister's Official Website launched" (Press release). Government of India. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
"Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh lauds SSC for deciding to conduct the Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff examination 2022 in 13 regional languages in addition to Hindi and English for the first time" (Press release). Government of India. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
"হিন্দি অমসুং ইংলিসকী মথক্তা অহানবা ওইনা লম-লমগী লোন ১৩দা মল্তি-তাস্কিং(নন-তেক্নিকেল) স্তাফ এজামিনেসন ২০২২ পাংথোক্নবা ৱারেপ লৌখিবগীদমক য়ুনিয়ন মিনিস্তর দোক্তর জিতেন্দ্র সিংহনা এস.এস.সি থাগৎখ্রে" [13th Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff Examination 2022 Panthoknba Wrap Loukhibgidmak Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singha SSC Ray] (Press release) (in Manipuri). Government of India. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

prabhatkhabar.com (Global: 7,159^th place; English: 6,920^th place)

"झारखंड : रघुवर कैबिनेट से मगही, भोजपुरी, मैथिली व अंगिका को द्वितीय भाषा का दर्जा" [Jharkhand: Second language status to Magahi, Bhojpuri, Maithili and Angika from Raghuvar cabinet]. prabhatkhabar.com. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

rajbhasha.gov.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The Official Languages (Use for Official Purpose of the Union) – Rules 1976 (As Amended, 1987) – Section 3(3)". Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
Committee of Parliament on Official Language report (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 1 June 2011.
"Functions of Department | Department of Official Language | Ministry of Home Affairs". Government of India. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

ritiriwaz.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu – Culture and Tradition". RitiRiwaz. 7 April 2020.

semanticscholar.org (Global: 11^th place; English: 8^th place)

api.semanticscholar.org

Iyengar, Arvind; Parchani, Sundri (2021). "Like Community, Like Language: Seventy-Five Years of Sindhi in Post-Partition India". Journal of Sindhi Studies. 1: 1–32. doi:10.1163/26670925-bja10002. S2CID 246551773.

sikkim.gov.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"1977 Sikkim government gazette" (PDF). sikkim.gov.in. Governor of Sikkim. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

silobreaker.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Silobreaker: Make Tamil the language of Madras High Court". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008.

socialjustice.nic.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Official Language Act". Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

telegraphindia.com (Global: 434^th place; English: 254^th place)

"Multi-lingual Bengal". The Telegraph. 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018.

thehansindia.com (Global: 1,048^th place; English: 573^rd place)

"West Bengal shows 'Mamata' to Telugus". Hans India. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

thehindu.com (Global: 52^nd place; English: 35^th place)

"Hindi, not a national language". The Hindu. PTI. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
Ramakrishnan, T. (17 October 2022). "Explained | Hindi imposition and its discontents". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
Sreevatsan, Ajai (9 August 2014). "Where are the Sanskrit speakers?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
Shiv Sahay Singh (2 March 2017). "Revitalising a language". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

thenewsminute.com (Global: 449^th place; English: 247^th place)

"Urdu is second official language in Telangana as state passes Bill". The News Minute. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

time.com (Global: 61^st place; English: 54^th place)

"The force of words", Time, 19 February 1965, archived from the original on 14 October 2007, retrieved 5 June 2007

tn.gov.in (Global: 1,710^th place; English: 1,181^st place)

"Tamil Nadu government press release" (PDF) (Press release). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

tribuneindia.com (Global: 403^rd place; English: 238^th place)

Pratibha Chauhan (17 February 2019). "Bill to make Sanskrit second official language of HP passed". The Tribune. Shimla. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

tripura.gov.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Bengali and Kokborok are the state/official language, English, Hindi, Manipuri and Chakma are other languages". Tripura Official government website. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

wb.gov.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Hindi, not a national language". The Hindu. PTI. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
"The Official Languages (Use for Official Purpose of the Union) – Rules 1976 (As Amended, 1987) – Section 3(3)". Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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worldcat.org (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)

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books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)

britannica.com (Global: 40th place; English: 58th place)

business-standard.com (Global: 350th place; English: 206th place)

censusindia.gov.in (Global: 271st place; English: 204th place)

ceopondicherry.nic.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

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ciil.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

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constitution.org (Global: 7,036th place; English: 5,927th place)

courtkutchehry.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

daman.nic.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

deccanchronicle.com (Global: 348th place; English: 200th place)

dnaindia.com (Global: 250th place; English: 153rd place)

dnh.nic.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

doi.org (Global: 2nd place; English: 2nd place)

e-pao.net (Global: low place; English: 5,988th place)

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egazette.nic.in (Global: 3,243rd place; English: 1,944th place)

hindu.com (Global: 261st place; English: 171st place)

hindustantimes.com (Global: 71st place; English: 52nd place)

iloveindia.com (Global: 7,282nd place; English: 5,042nd place)

languages.iloveindia.com

in.com (Global: 727th place; English: 441st place)

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india.com (Global: 385th place; English: 234th place)

zeenews.india.com

india.gov.in (Global: 1,393rd place; English: 1,002nd place)

indiacode.nic.in (Global: 3,360th place; English: 1,996th place)

indianexpress.com (Global: 60th place; English: 43rd place)

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archive.indianexpress.com

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indiatimes.com (Global: 17th place; English: 15th place)

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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indiatimes.com

indiatoday.in (Global: 94th place; English: 66th place)

jstor.org (Global: 26th place; English: 20th place)

kamat.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

kanglaonline.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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languageinindia.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

lawtrend.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

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mdoner.gov.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

mea.gov.in (Global: 5,240th place; English: 3,053rd place)

megassembly.gov.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

mha.gov.in (Global: 7,416th place; English: 4,814th place)

mha.nic.in (Global: 2,217th place; English: 1,335th place)

mpgovt.nic.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

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nenow.in (Global: low place; English: 7,563rd place)

newindianexpress.com (Global: 188th place; English: 118th place)

nyu.edu (Global: 1,174th place; English: 773rd place)

pib.gov.in (Global: 2,141st place; English: 1,160th place)

prabhatkhabar.com (Global: 7,159th place; English: 6,920th place)

rajbhasha.gov.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

ritiriwaz.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

semanticscholar.org (Global: 11th place; English: 8th place)

api.semanticscholar.org

sikkim.gov.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

silobreaker.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

socialjustice.nic.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

telegraphindia.com (Global: 434th place; English: 254th place)

thehansindia.com (Global: 1,048th place; English: 573rd place)

thehindu.com (Global: 52nd place; English: 35th place)

thenewsminute.com (Global: 449th place; English: 247th place)

time.com (Global: 61st place; English: 54th place)

tn.gov.in (Global: 1,710th place; English: 1,181st place)

archive.today (Global: 14^th place; English: 14^th place)

barandbench.com (Global: low place; English: 6,121^st place)

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

britannica.com (Global: 40^th place; English: 58^th place)

business-standard.com (Global: 350^th place; English: 206^th place)

censusindia.gov.in (Global: 271^st place; English: 204^th place)

constitution.org (Global: 7,036^th place; English: 5,927^th place)

deccanchronicle.com (Global: 348^th place; English: 200^th place)

dnaindia.com (Global: 250^th place; English: 153^rd place)

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

e-pao.net (Global: low place; English: 5,988^th place)

egazette.nic.in (Global: 3,243^rd place; English: 1,944^th place)

hindu.com (Global: 261^st place; English: 171^st place)

hindustantimes.com (Global: 71^st place; English: 52^nd place)

iloveindia.com (Global: 7,282^nd place; English: 5,042^nd place)

in.com (Global: 727^th place; English: 441^st place)

india.com (Global: 385^th place; English: 234^th place)

india.gov.in (Global: 1,393^rd place; English: 1,002^nd place)

indiacode.nic.in (Global: 3,360^th place; English: 1,996^th place)

indianexpress.com (Global: 60^th place; English: 43^rd place)

indianrailways.gov.in (Global: 2,097^th place; English: 1,139^th place)

indiatimes.com (Global: 17^th place; English: 15^th place)

indiatoday.in (Global: 94^th place; English: 66^th place)

jstor.org (Global: 26^th place; English: 20^th place)

mea.gov.in (Global: 5,240^th place; English: 3,053^rd place)

mha.gov.in (Global: 7,416^th place; English: 4,814^th place)

mha.nic.in (Global: 2,217^th place; English: 1,335^th place)

nclm.nic.in (Global: 3,366^th place; English: 2,572^nd place)

nenow.in (Global: low place; English: 7,563^rd place)

newindianexpress.com (Global: 188^th place; English: 118^th place)

nyu.edu (Global: 1,174^th place; English: 773^rd place)

pib.gov.in (Global: 2,141^st place; English: 1,160^th place)

prabhatkhabar.com (Global: 7,159^th place; English: 6,920^th place)

semanticscholar.org (Global: 11^th place; English: 8^th place)

telegraphindia.com (Global: 434^th place; English: 254^th place)

thehansindia.com (Global: 1,048^th place; English: 573^rd place)

thehindu.com (Global: 52^nd place; English: 35^th place)

thenewsminute.com (Global: 449^th place; English: 247^th place)

time.com (Global: 61^st place; English: 54^th place)

tn.gov.in (Global: 1,710^th place; English: 1,181^st place)

tribuneindia.com (Global: 403^rd place; English: 238^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

worldcat.org (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)