* Punjabi
Punjabi belongs to the Indo-Aryan family and is the official language
of the State of Punjab. Punjabi, though very ancient, turned literary
around the 15th Century. From the 19th Century, Punjabi showed vigorous
development in all branches of literature. It is written in Gurmukhi
script, created by the Sikh Guru, Angad.
* Hindi
Hindi is numerically the biggest of the Indo-Aryan
family and is the official language of India. Among the various
dialects of Hindi, the dialect chosen as official Hindi is the standard
khariboli, written in the Devanagiri script. From the literary point of
view, the term Hindi covers not only the khariboli form but also a
number of other dialects like the Brajbhasha, Bundeli, and Awadhi,
early Marhwadi of Rajasthan and the Maithili and Bhojpuri of Bihar. In
six states and union Territories, Hindi is the official language.
* Urdu
Urdu is the State language of Jammu and Kashmir and
is spoken by more than 28 million people In India. The name 'Urdu' is
derived from 'Zabane-e-Urdu-Muala' which means the language of the
exalted camp or court. Here it refers to the camp or court of the
ruling Sultans of Delhi. Urdu and Hindi have proceeded from the same
source i.e., Khariboli. Urdu is written in the Persio-Arabic script and
contains many words from the Persian language.
* Gujarat
Gujarati is the official language of the state of
Gujarat and is spoken by 70 percent of the State's population. Gujarat
started out as an independent language around AD 1200. It is now one of
the most developed languages in India.
source: Travel India Mart Com
