r/bhartiya_languages

Why doesn't India have an only one language. How did all states evolved to have different languages?

Like why don't all Indians speak say Tamil or Bengali or any one of the many languages that we have. Why did our ancestors feel the need to develop too many new languages. Every state shares a border with few other states. So why did the language that was formulated the earliest did not percolate throughout our country. And all the languages are so rich, they have their own books, movies, poems etc. .. a whole separate culture.

Woudn't it have been easier to adopt any one of the language with slight change of accent like other countries. Did all languages originate simultaneously, or it was because of the ego of a local rulers, that they insisted to differentiate the language of their neighbouring state, which went to become a completely separate language in itself.

Can any historian or knowledgeable person share their thoughts.

In my language we wish it as ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ದಿನತ ಎಡ್ಡೆಪುಲು/സ്വതംത്ര ദിനത എഡ്ഡെപുലു (svataṅtra dinata eḍḍepulu)

I have been in andra since 6 months and the moment I think I have gotten a hold of it.... someone will say something n i will go completely blank. I mean whyy???

Plz don't hate me for what I am going to write next but I wish there was a uniform language in India...and it should not have been english, should not be english...bcz it's not our language....and since hindi is the dialect of majority I wish everyone knew hindi. I mean in north and North East or central and West India , people have their our regional language and also know hindi..so all have something in common..but it's so difficult here. And I feel it's difficult for the south areas as well, i feel...bcz people from kerela or TN or Karnataka donot know telugu or people from TN donot know malyalam, kannada or Tamil.

To have a curiosity and learn is something else but in official setting or to fit in...it's very difficult.

PS- please if someone can tell me how can I learn and catchup telugu quick plz do tell..and donot tell movies or chatting over here..bcz it doesn't help and i don't get time actually.

Also for all writing telugu in my post - try figuring out this- Mitheyki myar gadhwali ma bhi chyun lagandu aandu cha paar mi baki log dagad ni lagand chuyin myaar bhasha ma kileki mi oon logon ki bhavnao dhey smajhdun chon...ta jab mi bher desh jan dilli ya bangal ya gujrat jandu chon na ta mi wunka daggad hindi ma chyu lagandu chow ..kileki unthey myar bhasa ni aanth ar mithey ki angrez ni bannad.... angrezi ma chyuin kairiki....

Ardham aaiyinda?

Also - Happy Independence to you all.