RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday (November 30, 2025) expressed concern over the declining use of Indian languages and mother tongues, saying the situation has reached a point where "some Bharatiya people do not know our own languages".
Speaking in Nagpur at the release of the English version of 'Shri Dnyaneshwari', a book originally written in Marathi by Sant Dnyaneshwar, Mr. Bhagwat appealed to society to introspect on the erosion of linguistic heritage.
"There was a time when communication and daily business was in Sanskrit. Now, some American professor teaches us Sanskrit, when in reality we should be teaching it to the world. Many children today do not know some very basic and simple words and often speak at home in a mix of their mother tongue and English," he said.
"The situation has reached a point where some Bharatiya people do not know our own Indian languages," the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief said.
He maintained that English-medium education was not to blame, but the reluctance to speak Indian languages at home was aggravating the situation.
