Shri Dharmendra Pradhan releases 55 literary works in classical Indian languages, including Tamil, Odia, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, and Indian Sign Language

Ministry of Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan releases 55 literary works in classical Indian languages, including Tamil, Odia, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, and Indian Sign Language प्रव तथ: 06 JAN 2026 5:33PM by PIB Delhi Union Minister for Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, released 55 literary works in classical Indian languages today in New Delhi. The releases include 41 books developed by the Centres of Excellence for Classical Languages under the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), along with 13 books and a Tirukkural Sign Language series brought out by the Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT). The collection features important scholarly works across Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia, and Tamil, along with an interpretation of the Tirukkural in Indian Sign Language. These publications are part of a wider national effort to place India’s linguistic heritage at the centre of education and research and to foster cultural pride, while strengthening engagement with classical knowledge traditions. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said that under the leadership of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Government has worked extensively to strengthen and promote all Indian languages such as including more languages in the scheduled list to translating classical texts into Indian languages, and encouraging education in Indian languages. Indian languages have stood the test of time despite the attempts to destroy them, he added.He further said that India is the mother of democracy and a country of immense linguistic diversity, and that it is the responsibility of society to ensure that the nation’s historical, cultural, and literary wealth is preserved and that future generations are made aware of it. He stated that languages are a unifying force and noted that the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has always emphasised that all Indian languages are national languages. Shri Pradhan also said that the inclusion of the essence of the Tirukkural in Sign Language empowers the vision of an inclusive India, where access to knowledge is ensured for all, and added that this release is a valuable contribution to India’s intellectual literature. He further stated that the National Education Policy 2020 advances the vision of education in Indian Languages, and that India remains a vibrant example of unity in diversity, where language serves as a medium to connect society. He said that, in contrast to the Macaulay mindset of the colonial era, Indian civilisation has always regarded languages as bridges for dialogue and cultural harmony. Shri Pradhan also extended his congratulations and best wishes to the Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti on Indian Languages, the Centres of Excellence, the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) and the Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT) for their efforts to promote Indian languages. The event was attended by Shri Vineet Joshi, Secretary (Higher Education), Ministry of Education; Shri Chamu Krishna Shastry, Chairman, Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti; Prof. Shailendra Mohan, Director, CIIL; Prof. R. Chandrasekaran, Director, CICT; Ms. Manmohan Kaur, Advisor (Cost), along with the senior officials of the Ministry of Education. भारत क भाषायी वरासत को आग े बढ़ाने और शाीय भाषाओ ंको सुदृढ़ करने क दशा म आज 55 वद्वत ंथ का वमोचन राष्ट्र क बौक चेतना के लए एक महत्वपूण उपल ह। कन्नड़, तेलुगु, मलयालम, ओड़या, तमल एवं सांके तक भाषा म प्रुत ये कृ तया ँ भारत क भाषायी वरासत को… pi c.twitter.com/FDLm2liOfa — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) January 6, 2026! ଓଡ଼ଆି ସାହତି ଓ ସଂସତ ି ଜଗତ ପାଇଁ ଏକ େଗୗରବମୟ ମୁହୂ ଓଡ଼ଆି ଭାଷାର ଶାସୀୟ ମାନତାକୁ ସୁଦୃଢ଼ କରିବା ଏବଂ ଏହାର ସମୃଦ୍ଧ ଐତହି କୁ ବଶି ଦରବାରେର ପହାଇବା ‘ ଲକ୍ଷେର ଶାସୀୟ ଓଡ଼ଆି ଭାଷା ଅଧ୍ୟୟନ େକ ପକ୍ଷର ୧୦ଟି ପାଚୀନ ଓ ଗେବଷଣାତ୍ମକ ପୁସକ ଉେନାଚନ କରି … pic.twitter.com/qzTOkvBEn7 ଅତନ ଆନିତ । ଚଯାପଦ — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) January 6, 2026 ೖಸೂರಿನ ಾರತೀಯ ಾಾ ಸಂಾನದಡಿಯ ಾಯನಿವಹಿಸುತಿರುವ ಾಸೀಯ ಕನಡ , , , ಅತುನತ ಅಧಯನ ೕಂದವ ಸಿದಪಡಿಸಿದ ಾೕನ ಕನಡ ಾಹಿತ ಹಸಪತಿ ಾಸನ , , , , ಾನಪದ ಾಾವಿಾನ ನಿಘಂಟು ಪಾತತ ಮತು ಇತಿಾಸ ಪದಶನಕಲೆ ಇಾದಿಗಳಿಗೆ 22 … pic.twitter.com/uEvcMGtTwn ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಪಸಕಗಳನು ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಇಂದು — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) January 6, 2026 ఢి లో చీన తెలుగు విశిష అధయన ంద ం, భారతీయ భాషా సంస , మైసూరు ప చుంచిన చీన సాహితంలో వివిధ ప యలో ప సిది ందిన ఎనిమిది గ ంథాలను ఆవిషంచాను. pic.twitter.com/IHGWkYZkjr — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) January 6, 2026 മലയാള പിത കൃതിയായ'ശാസനങ്ങളും ാസിക്കൽ മലയാളവും" ഇ് പകാശനം െചയത് ു. േകരളിെല പധാന ലിഖിതങ്ങെളക്കുറിുള്ള ഒരു വവാപിത പഠനം, അവയുെട ചരിതപരവും ഭാഷാപരവും സാംസക് ാരികവുമായ പാധാനം ഈ കൃതിയിൽ എടുുകാണിക്കുു. pic.twitter.com/0dBsujkmnL — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) January 6, 2026 இன்று (06.01.2026) ெடல்லியில் நைடெபற்ற ெசவ்வியல் ெமாழிகளின் நூல்கள் ெவளியிட்டு விழாவில் ெசம்ெமாழித் தமிழாய்வு மத்திய நிறுவனத்தின் @CICTOfficial சங்க கால நூல்களான புறநானூறு, பதிற்றுப்பத்து, பத்துப்பாட்டு, கீழ்க்கணக்கு நூல்களான நான்மணிக்கடிைக, நானாற்பது, முத்ெதாள்ளாயிரம் ஆகிய 6… pic.twitter. com/jgXqQY9r11 — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) January 6, 2026 Delighted to release 55 scholarly volumes in classical Indian languages, including interpretation of Tirukkural in Sign Language. These literary works in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia, Tamil and Sign Language is a part of our larger national effort to place India’s linguistic… pic.twitter.com/2XEhOuj0WC — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) January 6, 2026***** AK (रलीज़ आईडी: 2211803) आगंतुक पटल : 3620 इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Urdu , ही , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Punjabi , Gujarati , Tamil , Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam