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The Push for Hindi: How Jammu & Kashmir’s Language Policy is Redrawing Cultural Lines

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The Push for Hindi: How Jammu & Kashmir’s Language Policy is Redrawing Cultural Lines

The Policy Shift By: Javid Amin | 28 October 2025 The Jammu & Kashmir government is taking firm steps to increase the use of Hindi in official correspondence and administration, signaling a new linguistic direction in the Union Territory’s governance framework. This move aligns with the Jammu & Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020, which recognizes Hindi as one of the five official languages alongside Urdu, Kashmiri, Dogri, and English. While officials describe it as a push for inclusivity and modernization, linguists and cultural observers warn that the growing preference for…

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Kashmiri, Dogri, Bodhi compulsory subjects for class 9 and 10, Language our identity; Mehbooba Mufti

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In a landmark decision the state government Monday made Kashmiri, Bodhi and Dogri languages compulsory for 9th and 10th classes in the areas where these languages are spoken as mother tongue. As per government order no 333 EDU OF 2017 issued on 19-06-17, the three regional languages will be treated as compulsory sixth subject for class 9 from academic session 2018-19 and for class 10 from 2019-20 in all government-run and recognized private schools of the state. The three languages were already taught from class 1 to 8 throughout the…

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