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The Republic of India has many official names expressing linguistic diversity. Hindi (in the Devanagari script) is the official language of the Union Government of India as per Article 343 of the Constitution of India and there is no national language for the country.[1][2] English has the status of a "subsidiary official language" according to clause 3 of Official Languages Act, 1963.[1][3][4] Hindi romanisation uses Hunterian transliteration, which is the "national system of romanisation in India" and the one officially used by the Government of India. The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists 22 languages,[5] which have been referred to as scheduled languages and given recognition, status, and official encouragement.
| Language | Official short form | Official full form | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindi |
Devanagari | भारत | भारत गणराज्य |
| Hunterian transliteration | Bhārat | Bhārat Gaṇrājya | |
| English | India | Republic of India | |
| Language | Official short name for India[A] | Official full name for The Republic of India[A] | Details | "Republic (of)" | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official Name | Script Name[B] | Indian script[C] | Transliteration | Indian script | Transliteration or IPA | Transliteration system shown | Dialect details or script status | Indian script | Transliteration or IPA |
| Assamese | Bengali‑Assamese | ভাৰত | Bhārôt | ভাৰত গণৰাজ্য | Bhārôt Gônôrāzyô | গণৰাজ্য | Gônôrāzyô | ||
| Bengali | Bengali‑Assamese | ভারত | Bhārot | ভারতীয় প্রজাতন্ত্র | Bhārotiyo Projātôntro | প্রজাতন্ত্র | Projātôntro | ||
| Bodo | Devanagari | भारत | Bhārôt | भारत गणराज्य | Bhārôt Gônôrājyô | गणराज्य | Gônôrājyô | ||
| Dogri | Devanagari | भारत | Bhārat | भारत गणराज्य | Bhārat Ganrājya | गणराज्य | Ganrājya | ||
| Gujarati | Gujarati | ભારત | Bhārat | ભારતીય ગણતંત્ર | Bhārtiya Gaṇtāntrā | ISO 15919 | ગણતંત્ર | Gaṇtāntrā | |
| Hindi | Devanagari | भारत | Bhārat | भारत गणराज्य | Bhārat Ganrājya | Hunterian | गणराज्य | Ganrājya | |
| Kannada | Kannada | ಭಾರತ | Bhārata | ಭಾರತ ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ | Bhārata Gaṇarājya | ISO 15919 | ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ | Gaṇarājya | |
| Kashmiri | Perso-Arabic (Nasta'liq) | ہِندوستان | Hindōstān | جۆمہوٗرِیَہ ہِندوستان | Jomhūriyā Hindōstān | shown on bank notes[citation needed] | جۆمہوٗرِیَہ | Jomhūriyā | |
| Konkani | Devanagari | भारत | Bharot | भारत गणराज्य | Bhārat Gaṇrājya | गणराज्य | Gaṇrājya | ||
| Maithili | Devanagari | भारत | Bhārat | भारत गणराज्य | Bhārat Gaṇarājya | गणराज्य | Gaṇarājya | ||
| /bʱaːrət̪ᵊ gɐɳᵊraːd͡ʑjə/ | IPA | /gɐɳᵊraːd͡ʑjə/ | |||||||
| Malayalam | Malayalam | ഭാരതം | Bhāratam | ഭാരതമഹാരാജ്യം | Bhāratamahārājyaṁ | ISO 15919 | മഹാരാജ്യം | Mahārājyaṁ | |
| Marathi | Devanagari in the Balbodh style | भारत | Bhārat | भारतीय प्रजासत्ताक | Bhārtīya Prajāsattāk | प्रजासत्ताक | Prajāsattāk | ||
| Meitei (Manipuri) | Bengali‑Assamese | ভারত | Bharôt | ভারত গণরাজ্য | Bharôt Gôṇôrajyô | গণরাজ্য | Gôṇôrajyô | ||
| Meitei script | ꯏꯟꯗꯤꯌꯥ[D] ꯚꯥꯔꯠ |
Indiyā Bharôt |
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| Nepali | Devanagari | भारत | Bhārat | गणतन्त्र भारत | Gaṇatantra Bhārat | गणतन्त्र | Gaṇatantra | ||
| Odia | Odia | ଭାରତ | Bhārata | ଭାରତ ଗଣରାଜ୍ୟ | Bhārata Gaṇarājya | ଗଣରାଜ୍ୟ | Gaṇarājya | ||
| Punjabi | Gurmukhi | ਭਾਰਤ | Bhārat | ਭਾਰਤ ਗਣਰਾਜ | Bhārat Gaṇrāj | Shahmukhi script is used for the language in Pakistan but has no official status in India. | ਗਣਰਾਜ | Gaṇrāj | |
| Sanskrit | Devanagari | भारतम् | Bhāratam | भारतमहाराज्यम् | Bhāratamahārājyam | ||||
| Santali | Ol Chiki | ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ[E] | Siñôt | ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱯᱱᱟᱹᱛ | Siñôt Renāg Ăpnăt | Mahali is a dialect of Santali.[6] | ᱟᱹᱯᱱᱟᱹᱛ | Ăpnăt | |
| Devanagari | भारोत[7] | Bharot | |||||||
| Sindhi | Devanagari | भारत | Bhārat Hindōstān |
भारत गणतन्त्र[citation needed] | Bhārat Gaṇtantra | गणतन्त्र | Gaṇtāntrā | ||
| Arabic (Naskh) | ڀارت هندستان |
جمهوريه ڀارت جمهوريه هندستان[citation needed] |
Jamhūriyā Bhārat Jamhūriyā Hindōstān |
جمھوريا[citation needed] | Jamhūriyā | ||||
| Tamil | Tamil | இந்தியா[F][8] | Intiyā | இந்தியக் குடியரசு[8] | Intiyak kuṭiyaracu | குடியரசு | Kuṭiyaracu | ||
| Telugu | Telugu | భారతదేశం | Bhāratadeśaṁ | భారత గణతంత్ర రాజ్యము | Bhārata Gaṇathanthra Rājyamu | ISO 15919 | గణతంత్ర రాజ్యము | Gaṇatantra Rājyamu | |
| Urdu | Perso-Arabic (Nasta'liq) | ہندوستان[citation needed] | Hindustan | جمہوریہ ہندوستان[citation needed] | Jamhūriyā Hindustān | جمہوریہ (Naskh) جمہوریہ (Nastaliq) |
Jamhūriyā | ||

