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India’s state boundaries were reorganized after independence, and many states came to be associated with particular languages. I’ve read that language demands were a major factor, but I’m trying to understand why this became such an urgent political issue in the early years of the republic.
Was the reorganization mainly meant to make administration and education easier for people who spoke the same language, or was it also a response to regional movements and concerns about national unity? I’m especially interested in how leaders weighed those competing priorities when deciding where state boundaries should go.
Which events or debates best explain why linguistic reorganization gained acceptance?
