[ellicottvilleny]

Most of these languages should die. The purpose of a language is to unite groups of people. India's native languages are enmeshed in thousand year old (and older) ethnic, religious and regional ruts. Hindi is not important in the Tamil regions. Nor is Hindi or Tamil important in some other provinces of India. All educated working people will be speaking English plus whatever language they want to speak, and nobody outside or inside India needs to venture any opinion otherwise, as that's the global norm these days. English for business. Your own bloody business what you speak at home and with your friends, and your family.