Overview
- Dharmendra Pradhan, during a Thursday stop at the Central Institute of Indian Languages in Mysuru, discussed expanding its remit beyond the 22 constitutionally listed languages with a focus on research, innovation, and language technology.
- He said the talks stressed decolonising language frameworks to center Indian knowledge systems and local perspectives in how languages are studied and taught.
- He toured a CIIL exhibition featuring NCERT’s Primer Series, the Classical Language Series, and the Bharatiya Bhasha Jyoti Series that showcase work to preserve and share India’s language heritage.
- A closed-door review at CIIL covered ongoing work and future projects, including the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada, according to local reporting.
- At a Karnataka State Open University conference, he urged stronger mother‑tongue instruction under the National Education Policy 2020 to build comprehension early, which could steer more funding and tools toward a wider set of Indian languages.