New York, April 3 -- A prominent Indian community organisation in New York has used its 75th anniversary celebration to highlight the ongoing lack of constitutional recognition for the Rajasthani language.

The Rajasthan Association of North America (RANA) marked the milestone with a cruise event over the Hudson River attended by more than 400 guests, while using the platform to voice concerns about what they describe as a "continued injustice".

RANA President Prem Bhandari expressed "strong displeasure" that Rajasthani has not been included in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution, which lists officially recognised languages.

"Despite a unanimous resolution passed by the Rajasthan State Assembly in 2003 urging its inclusion, the ...