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Sindhi Constitution launched in Devanagari and Persian scripts on Sindhi Bhasha Diwas
C. P. Radhakrishnan launched the Constitution in Sindhi in Devanagari and Persian scripts.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In April 2026, C. P. Radhakrishnan launched the Constitution in Sindhi in both Devanagari and Persian scripts, coinciding with Sindhi Bhasha Diwas and marking the first such Devanagari Sindhi edition since Independence.
Key specifics
- Sindhi is included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution through the 21st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1967.
- The Eighth Schedule originally had 14 languages and now has 22 languages.
- Earlier Constitution translations already exist in Bodo, Dogri, Santhali, Tamil, Gujarati and Nepali.
- The project was facilitated by the Ministry of Law and Justice.
- The 71st Amendment (1992) added Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali; the 92nd Amendment (2003) added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali.
Exam lens
Polity and language MCQ focus: Eighth Schedule, 21st Amendment, 71st and 92nd Amendments, and the languages already translated. TNPSC may ask which ministry facilitated the Sindhi Constitution release.