People, especially westerners, don't realize just how diverse and complex India is. Officials aren't even sure how many languages and ethnic groups exist within India. The complexity is incredible.
Try getting people to fill out a census form and mail it back to you when they speak a language that you don't even know exists, and there's only an ~80% chance they know how to write (India has a tragic, major literacy problem which is being worsened by the objectively terrible Modi government)
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People, especially westerners, don't realize just how diverse and complex India is. Officials aren't even sure how many languages and ethnic groups exist within India. The complexity is incredible.
Try getting people to fill out a census form and mail it back to you when they speak a language that you don't even know exists, and there's only an ~80% chance they know how to write (India has a tragic, major literacy problem which is being worsened by the objectively terrible Modi government)