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In 1967, which language was added to the list of major recognized Indian languages by a Constitutional Amendment?<\/p>\n

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\nThe 21st Constitutional Amendment Act of 1967 added Sindhi to the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, which lists the major recognized Indian languages.
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\nThe Eighth Schedule originally listed 14 languages. Subsequent amendments increased the number of recognized languages.
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\nSindhi was the first language added to the Eighth Schedule after the original list. Later, Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali (by 71st Amendment, 1992), and Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santhali (by 92nd Amendment, 2003) were added, bringing the current total to 22 languages.
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