Answer:
In
2004, the Government of India declared that languages that met certain
requirements could be accorded the status of a 'classical language', in India.
Languages thus far declared to be classical are Tamil (in 2004), Sanskrit
(in 2005), Kannada and Telugu (in 2008).
In 2005, Sanskrit, which already had special status in Article
351 of the Constitution of India as the primary source language for the
development of the official standard of Hindi, was also declared to be a classical
language. This was followed by similar declarations for Kannada and Telugu in
2008, based on the recommendation of a committee of linguistic experts
constituted by the Ministry of Culture,
Government of India.
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