India is known as one geographical entity, but since the ancient period India never has been a homogeneous political entity. The provinces of India were not divided systematically under the British reign, so after the independence a systematic division of the provinces became the need of the situation for a smooth administration. For the division of the provinces the Linguistic cause was given prior importance along with the geographical, administrative as well as economic factors. In this paper we will study about the Formation of the Linguistic States in India after the country got independence. We will look into the role of the then Prime Minister of India in the formation of Linguistic States. After that we will study about the debate regarding the reorganization of the states. In the last part of the paper we will discuss about the consequence of the linguistic reorganization of Indian provinces by relating it with the present scenario of the country.
Key words: India, Linguistic States, State Reorganization.
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