India, Jan. 12 -- Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Saturday said India's linguistic diversity has historically strengthened dialogue rather than deepened divisions.

He asserted that the country's multilingual character is a core marker of its civilisational and democratic strength. Addressing the valedictory session of the Third International Indian Language Conference in the Capital, Gupta underlined the role of languages as living links between India's past and its democratic future. "Language is not merely a medium of communication; it is the bridge between our civilisational past and democratic future," he said, calling for sustained efforts to protect and deepen India's linguistic heritage in an age shaped by technology and ...