LEGAL PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED LANGUAGES IN INDIA WITH REFERENCE TO MEGHALAYA

As for as India is concerned many Indian languages have become threatened and even endangered because of globalization. In India, English thriving used widely by the young generation, this one reasons leading to extinction native or regional languages. Today Hindi also expanding will extinct. State Meghalaya there are three basic tribes known Khasi, Garo Jayantia. They speak either Garo, but their dialects differ. Even Khasis who living in East Khasi Hills, especially Shillong different compared other Khasis. These they do not own scripts. That why these were placed Eighth Schedule Constitution India. A speaker any language which Schedule, cannot be awarded Jnanpith Award furthermore medium UPSC. Article 29 mandates that no discrimination would done on ground religion, race,, caste 30 all minorities, whether based religion language, shall right establish administer educational institutions choice. addition, Legislature a may law adopt use state. 350 B says Special Officer linguistic minorities he/she has appointed President. It duty investigate matters relating safeguards provided under report President upon those matters. Protection been it provide education children vernacular should want educated language.