The easiest way to trace the origin of any language is to identify if the language is named after a region or a population. For instance, Gujarati from Gujarat or Tamil from Tamil Nadu. But, it's not the case for Pali. It was spoken was the official language of the Mauryan court during Emperor Ashoka's reign.
Pali was the ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language, in which scriptures of the Theravada school of Buddhism, were preserved and passed on.
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the contribution of Pali, spoken during the times of Lord Buddha and declared it as ‘classical language’. We trace its origin and history...
Video Producer/Anchor: Mayank Chawla
Video Editor/Animation: Abhishek Sharma
Camera: Aparna Singh & Rajbir Singh
