According to the Linguistic Survey of India, 1903 – 1928, how many languages were there in India ?

167 171 176 179

179

India is a land of linguistic diversity. According to Grierson (Linguistic Survey of India, 1903 – 1928), there were 179 languages and as many as 544 dialects in the country. In the context of modern India, there are about 22 scheduled languages and a number of non-scheduled languages.